Mary Bulanda
September 19, 1931 — November 8, 2020
Mary Bulanda, 89, of Hiawatha, Iowa, formerly of Hobart, Indiana, died Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Hiawatha Care Center. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, services will be private. A private burial to take place at Calvary Cemetery in Portage, Indiana. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a mask and practice social distancing. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed on the funeral home website tribute page for Mary, under “photos and videos or media,” starting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is assisting the family.
Mary was born on September 19, 1931, in Poland, the daughter of Walter and Antoinette Herman. She was married to Marian Bulanda. Mary was a devout Catholic, and was a member of St. Bridget Catholic Church in Hobart, Indiana. She enjoyed tending to her rose garden. Mary will be remembered as a great cook, every holiday was very special and full of family and tradition.
Survivors include her children, Adella (Michael) Fair, Henry (Connie) Bulanda, and Teresa (Charles) Musso; grandchildren, Melanie (Brad) Shrader, Jason Fair, Stefanie (Ben) Gates, Bradly (Katie) Bulanda, Laura (Matt) VandeBerg, Karena Hanert, and Ethan Hanert; and great-grandchildren, Maddyn, Kenley, and Drake Gates.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Marian in 2009.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Mary was born on September 19, 1931, in Poland, the daughter of Walter and Antoinette Herman. She was married to Marian Bulanda. Mary was a devout Catholic, and was a member of St. Bridget Catholic Church in Hobart, Indiana. She enjoyed tending to her rose garden. Mary will be remembered as a great cook, every holiday was very special and full of family and tradition.
Survivors include her children, Adella (Michael) Fair, Henry (Connie) Bulanda, and Teresa (Charles) Musso; grandchildren, Melanie (Brad) Shrader, Jason Fair, Stefanie (Ben) Gates, Bradly (Katie) Bulanda, Laura (Matt) VandeBerg, Karena Hanert, and Ethan Hanert; and great-grandchildren, Maddyn, Kenley, and Drake Gates.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Marian in 2009.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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