Viola Kolars

VIOLA KOLARS

Belle Plaine

Viola Kolars, 99, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away May 11, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Viola was the daughter of Frank and Tillie (Valek) Krhounek. She was born on July 25, 1921, on the farm near Wayne,

Kan.; the youngest of five children. Viola attended White and Eureka Country

schools in Kansas.

Viola was united in marriage to Ben W. Kolars on Oct. 9, 1940, at the Republic County Court House in Belleville, Kan. They lived in rural Cuba, Kan., before moving to rural Chelsea, Iowa, in 1956. They were married for almost 50 years before Ben's death in 1990.

Viola lived on a farm all her life before moving to an apartment in Belle Plaine, IA in 2000.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Ben; three sisters, Matilda Kolars of Cuba, Kan., Lillian Kolars of Linn, Kan., Olive Popelka of Belle Plaine, Iowa; brother, Adolph Krhounek of Elberon, Iowa; and son-in-law, Richard Cernin of Elberon.

Viola is survived by children, Larry (Jane) of Chelsea, Shirley Cernin of Elberon and Carl (Mary Jane) of Marshalltown, Iowa; nine grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral service is 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plaine, with visitation one hour prior. Service will also be livestreamed through the funeral service Facebook page. Pastor Ben J. Kolars will be officiating. Burial will take place at National Cemetery, Vining, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.neuhausfuneralservice.com.