Anthony “Tony” Paul Balik
Anthony “Tony” Paul Balik regained his freedom and entered the gates of Heaven on July 4, 2022. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at St. Wenceslaus Church in Spillville, Iowa. Father Kenneth J. Glaser will officiate. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family.
Tony is survived by his daughters, Annette (Andrew) Clements and Sara (Rob) Scott; sons, Peter Balik (Carmen Anderson) and Jeremiah Balik; stepchildren: Robert Justin (Dawn) Hanna and Christina Sorsen; grandchildren: Allison, Megan and Mitchell Clements, Issac, Olivia, and Trevor Scott, Michelle, Ranger and Ben Hanna, and Logan and Brenden Sorsen; siblings, Robert Jr. (Cathy) Balik, Kay Lowe, Joan Balik, Ruth (Tom) Bernetz, David Balik, Mary Balik, Mark Balik, Steve (Terri) Balik, and Lynn Balik; along with many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, Robert and Helen Balik; wife, Jane; and brother, Jerry Balik.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kiwanis Clubs of Marshalltown or Hiawatha or Friends of the Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped.
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