Iowa City Obituaries, March 2013

Lensing Funeral Home has been posting obituaries to the site for some time now, but I'm not sure if many people are aware of this. To make this more clear, and in order to share many of the touching obituaries I've read today and this month, I wanted to do a post that gathered all of them together.

Thank you to Lensing for continuing to upload onto the site, I will try to add more area funeral homes as I can to provide a free service to view and share obituaries for local families and funeral homes.

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Iowa City Obituaries, January 2013

So here are the March obituaries as they appeared, in reverse chronological order.

Margaret Novy of Iowa City, died of congestive heart failure on Friday, March 22. Margaret was employed at Northwestern Bell as a telephone operator for over 34 years, retiring in 1981.

Judy A. Semler died Thursday March 21st at Mercy Hospital. She had been employed at Sheller-Globe. For many years Judy has been a Mary Kay Cosmetic representative.

Elizabeth Ham of Coralville died peacefully Thursday, March 21 at the Solon Care Center. Betty was a longtime Coralville resident. She was employed with the Iowa City Community School District for many years as a cook.

Marian Howell died March 19 at Mercy Hospital. Marian attended Mt. Mercy and Irish Business College. She worked in the utility business for 25 years. She was an avid golfer, bowler, volunteer and gardener.

Seven months into her 100th year of life, and just shy of her Centennial birthday, Trudy passed away peacefully in the comfort of her North Liberty home with her family by her side.

Delbert August Nicklaus died March 17 at his home surrounded by his family. From 1957-1959, Del served his country in the White House under Eisenhower.

Ann Bovbjerg, 78, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 17th.

Richard Kessel of Rapid City, SD passed away on March 13, 2013. In 1961, he accepted an invitation to join the faculty of the Biology Department at the University of Iowa. He remained there until 

Herbert D. Michael, of Iowa City, died March 15 in Hills. His life and philosophy were defined by experiences growing up in Western Kansas during the Dust Bowl, being a conscientious objector during World War II, and serving in overseas missions.

Bernard O’Conner of March 15 at Mercy Hospice. He enlisted in the US Army and served during WWII from 1942 to 1945. He worked for the Iowa City Community School District for 21 years as Supervisor of Plumbing - retiring in 1987

Charles Hart of Iowa City passed away on March 15. Chuck was a Pyrotechnician -- he loved fireworks, fishing and playing on the computer. He was also a member of the Hazmat team. Chuck especially adored his cat Chloe.

Family and friends will celebrate the life of former West High student and avid athlete Tyler Hodge Carter, 22, at a gathering Friday, March 15th from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City.

Sharon Arbogast, 68, of Iowa City, died peacefully in her home on March 14, 2013. She lived her childhood dream of becoming a nurse for 40 years in various roles at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Calvin Geyer, 83, of Iowa City passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Friends of the Animal Center Foundation.

Cheryl D. Seamans, 92, of Iowa City, passed away Wednesday March 6, 2013 at Lantern Park Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her Parents, her husband Francis, two brothers, Rex Toler and Roy Toler.

Andrew Henry Marks, 64, of Tiffin, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, following a lengthy battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Bernard J. “Red” Milder, of Iowa City, died on March 5. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Joanna, 11 siblings, grandson Brian, Great-granddaughter Ailene Messamer and daughter in law, Martina Milder.

Lori Anne Bears, 50, died Tuesday, March 5th following a brief illness. She had been employed at the Veterans Administration Medical Center for 27 years.

Sally Cornwall passed away at the Solon Nursing Care Center on March 4. She chose to donate her body to the UI College of Medicine. She and a friend founded the Storm Lake Community Theater in which she was a regular performer.

Craig L. Utech died suddenly March 3, 2013 at UIHC. He was an antique collector and enjoyed target shooting, camping, scuba diving and fishing. Craig, a nurse at the Veterans Hospital, cherished traveling with his family.

 

Delores Ann Randall of Solon died March 3, 2013 at Solon Nursing Care Center surrounded by her family. Delores worked as a clerk for the University of Iowa for 15 years – but her passion for work was raising her family.

Wilma D. Kasper of Iowa City passed away on Feb. 28, 2013. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 5th at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City.

Marian C. Cretzmeyer died peacefully Feb. 28th at Mercy Hospice surrounded by her family. Marian championed the cause of the disadvantaged and advocated for those causes that would make her community a better place for all.

Florence E. Bozek died peacefully Feb. 28th at Crestview Care Center in West Branch. Florence was a member of Pilots Club and a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star. Most important to Florence was caring for her family and beloved pet schnauzers.