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Hart, Barbara L.
Barbara L. Hart, 64, of Heritage Nursing and Rehab died there on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, of cancer. Per Barb's request there will be no service. There will be a private family gathering. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
Survivors include a son, Jim (Terry) Jacoby of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Peggy (Gary) Goetz of Taylor, S.C., Pat Kehl of Fort Collins, Colo., and Tina Reinke of Janesville, Wis.; and two brothers, Bruce (Kris) Stolba of Cedar Rapids, and Brian Stolba of Denver, Colo.
She is also survived by four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two husbands.
Barb was born on Feb. 21, 1946, in Viroqua, Wis., the daughter of Emil and Marjorie Knutson Stolba. She married Douglas Jacoby on Dec. 21, 1964, in Cedar Rapids. They were later divorced. She later married Bill Hart on July 5, 1987, in Cedar Rapids. He died in 1995.
Barb was a homemaker. She enjoyed card games, the computer and was famous for her delicious cinnamon rolls. Barb will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
A memorial fund has been established in Barb's name.
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