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Kupka, Celeste L.
Celeste L. Kupka, 86, of Tama, died peacefully on March 2, 2013, at Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City. Liturgy Service of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 8, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 7, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.
Survivors include five children, Susan (Shawn) Davis of Charles City, Joseph (Rhonda) Kupka of Richardson, Texas, Thomas Kupka (fiancé Colleen) of Mesa, Ariz., Barbara (Ansley) Kupka-Smith of Camilla, Ga., and Carol (Mark) Paige of Mesa, Ariz.; seven grandchildren, Keegan (Melina) Davis, Rachel Davis, Andrew Kupka, Bradley Kupka, Connor Smith, Erin Smith, and Nicholas Paige; one great-granddaughter, Alexa Davis; and one brother, James H. (Mavee) Hoover of Marion.
Published March 6, 2013 in The Gazette
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