116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Nellie Koth
NELLIE A. KOTH
Clarence
Nellie A. Koth, 94, died Monday, April 4, 2016, at Clarence Nursing Home. Private family services will be held with Pastor Tommi Boeder officiating. Burial: St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, at St. John's United Church of Christ, Clarence.
Survivors include her sons, Warren (Diane) of Lowden and Gene (Kathryn) of Clarence; daughter, Diane (Robert) Dircks of Tipton; grandchildren, Lori Hoffman, Colette Sander, Rachel Kelley, Aaron Koth, Kyle Koth, Lisa Messelheiser, Kris Koth and Megan Koth; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister, Minnie Baltisberger.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers, Ralph and Charles Eggert.
Nellie was born March 29, 1922, in Rock Island, Ill., to Charles Frederick and Henriette Story Eggert. She married Melvin Koth on March 17, 1946, at St. John's UCC in Clarence. He died in 1986.
Nellie loved baking chocolate chip cookies and enjoyed playing bingo and cards in past years. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence and participated in women's fellowship. Nellie was also a past member of the OES and a former 4-H leader.
Please direct online condolences to chapmanfh.com.
Daily Newsletters