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Lawrence Cibula
LAWRENCE L. CIBULA
Chelsea
Lawrence L. Cibula, 92, of Chelsea, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 3, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Chelsea. Burial will take place at Stayskal Cemetery, Vining, with military honors. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plaine, with a Scripture service at 6:30 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.hrabakfuneralhome.com.
Lawrence, son of Albert and Frances (Kovarik) Cibula of the Vining community, was born March 3, 1926. He married Philomena Sevcik.
Lawrence is survived by a son, Arlo (Nancy) Cibula of Vining; and two daughters, Vickie (Dan) McElroy of Elberon and Cheryl (J.P. Golinvaux) Cibula of Des Moines; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and three sisters, Lillian Rineberg, Rosalie Upah and Ruthie Cibula.
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