Memorial

Ekaterina Kalyushik, 71, of Cedar Rapids, passed away at her home peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2026. 

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until the time of the service. Pastor Sergey Floryanovich will officiate. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ekaterina was born on April 10, 1955, in Belarus, to Gregory and Praskovia (Vakylich) Kalyushik. She graduated from high school in Belarus and later graduated from the Vilnius Technical School of Radio Communications in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her early career began working in telegraph services, followed by employment at a spinning and weaving factory, before immigrating to the United States with her mother in 1989. Together, they built a new life filled with perseverance, faith, and love.

After arriving in America, Ekaterina’s first job was assembling windows at Manpower in Cedar Rapids. She later worked for various cleaning companies throughout the years, taking great pride in her work and always giving her best. She found joy in life’s simple blessings and especially loved going for walks, reading her Bible, learning poems, and knitting. Ekaterina’s quiet faith in Jesus Christ was the foundation of her life and a source of strength, comfort, and encouragement to those who knew her.

Survivors include her brother, Nikolay Kalyushik of Cedar Rapids, along with his family: Marina Kalyushik; Dmitriy Kalyushik; Alex Kalyushik; Viktoriya Kalyushik; Eli Kalyushik (Albina, Alex, and Aiden Kalyushik); and Margarita Nochvay (Oleg, Isaiah, and Ezra Nochvay). She was preceded in death by her parents, Gregory and Praskovia Kalyushik.