Kiesling, Pearl K.

Pearl K. Kiesling, 95, of Cedar Rapids, after her service to the Lord was complete, went home on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, by the Rev. Jonathan Offt. Visitation will be today at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel from 3 to 5 p.m. and on Monday at the church after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Survivors include her daughters, Janet S. Horton (Bob) of Chesterfield, Mo., and Carol A. Kiesling of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Lillian Dochterman of Cedar Rapids; three granddaughters, Stephanie Johnson (Kevin), Katherine D. Gasick (Mike) and Briana C. Nolan (Tom); and three great-grandsons, Zach Gasick, Josh Gasick and A.J. Nolan.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four brothers, John, Paul, Herman and Hilbert; and three sisters, Alvina Schwarting, Irma Schweitzer and Theresa Martinson.

Pearl was born Feb. 21, 1915, in Iowa County, the daughter of Herman and Henrietta Eschenberg Schwarting. She married Harry J. Kiesling on May 15, 1937, at Conroy Lutheran Church in Conroy, Iowa. Pearl was employed at FMC and she retired from there in 1980. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Pearl enjoyed working with the flowers in her yard, service projects for the Lord, and being with family, friends, and her dog, Suzy Q.

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Memorials may be made to With God's Little Ones, P.O. Box 220702, St. Louis, MO 63122-0702 or Trinity Lutheran Church Audio/Visual Fund, 1363 First Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.