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Emma Dinsmore
"JANE" DINSMORE
Coralville
Emma "Jane" Dinsmore, 87, of Coralville, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday and beginning at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville.
Memorials in Jane's name may be made to the American Legion Auxiliary (memo: Iowa City VA Fund) or the Coralville Center for Performing Arts.
Online condolences may be sent to her family at www.gayandciha.com.
Emma Jane Robinson was born April 27, 1927, in Cedar County, daughter of Ralph and Emma Robinson. She graduated from West Branch High School and shortly thereafter married Charles Dinsmore on Sept. 13, 1947. After marriage they moved to Coralville and a few years later, in 1953, built their family home on Seventh Avenue.
She worked most of her life in bookkeeping and helping with secretarial matters at their business, Dinsmore Insurance, and also for a time at the university.
Jane has been an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary since their marriage, serving as past president and treasurer, and a longtime member of Parkview Church. She also volunteered at the Iowa City VA Health Care System for many years, serving most recently as patient representative in volunteer services.
When not helping others, she enjoyed a game of Bridge or time with her grandchildren.
She was a very positive and caring woman who usually had a bed ready in case someone needed a place to stay for a few days, weeks or longer.
Her family includes her children, Jim (Sandie) of Asheboro, N.C., Sue (Mike) of Iowa City, Jay (Jan) of Chandler, Ariz., and Dean (Anne) of Rocky, Okla.; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Mary Bennett, Jenny Bena and Helen Fankhauser.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977, siblings and grandson, Jason.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City is caring for Jane's family and her services.
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