Jean Elizabeth Petrzelka, 93, passed away on June 25, 2025, at the Garden of Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. A luncheon will take place after Mass and burial will take place after at St. Patrick and Paul Cemetery, Watkins, Iowa.

Matt and Evie (Boddicker) welcomed daughter Jean Elizabeth on December 16, 1931, born on the family farm near Watkins, Iowa.

Jean attended country school and played basketball at Newhall High School where she graduated in 1949.

On April 10, 1951, she married John "Jack" Petrzelka. Together they enjoyed dancing and playing euchre with friends and family. They also enjoyed trips to Branson and traveling to Tama for the buffet after they retired. They were also members of the same card club for over fifty years.

Jean worked as a food server for over twenty-seven years in Amana. She loved Christmas.

Jean is survived by her son, Tom (Jill) Petrzelka of Leonard, Texas; daughter, Evie (Joel) Wood of Cedar Rapids; grandson, Clayton (Jaimie) Kahle and their daughters, Taylor, Makenna, and Bristol; sister-in-law, Carole (Matt) Boddicker of Colorado; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and all her siblings, Kenny and Arlene Boddicker, David and Gertie Boddicker, Dolores Agee, Jerry and Arlene Boddicker, Jack and Billie Rushek, Matt Boddicker, Jim and Marillis Boddicker, and Cathy Boddicker; nephews, Doug and Gregory; and nieces, Karen and Linda.

Memorials may be made to St Wenceslaus Catholic Church.

The family would like to extend a Thank You to the staff at the Gardens for the excellent care they provided for Jean.