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Miksch, Ira Lloyd
Ira Lloyd Miksch, 91, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospitals following a sudden illness.
Celebration of life services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Gretchen Denton officiating. Visitation will begin noon Wednesday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa. Memorials have been established for the Grace Hill Moravian Church or the Pleasant Hill Church of Washington. Online condolences may be sent for the family through the web at .
He is survived by his wife, Georgia Miksch of Washington, Iowa; daughter, Connie Hough and husband Pat of Weems, Va.; son, Allen Miksch and wife Peg of Washington, Iowa; grandson, Louie Miksch and wife Christina of Washington, Iowa; grandson, Jeff Brinning of Denver, Colo,; granddaughter, Molly Miksch and friend Jason of Washington, Iowa; granddaughter, Jami Young and husband Geoff of Mechanicsville, Va.; and three great-grandchildren, Natalie and Ella Young of Mechanicsville, Va., and Jayden Miksch of Washington.
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