CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just last year, Marj Nejdl was honored with an exhibit of her exquisite Czech folk art at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. Nejdl died Monday, March 10, 2025, after suffering from health issues.
Designated a “Living Iowa Treasure” by the Iowa Arts Council, Nejdl was a first-generation Czech American who learned the Czech tradition of egg decorating, called kraslice, from her mother and uncle.
Tributes poured in on social media.
Marj Nejdl is shown in front of some of her paintings exhibited at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in January 2024. (photo/Cindy Hadish)…