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Virginia H. Hirst
Virginia H. Hirst
Iowa City
Virginia H. Hirst, age 92 longtime resident of Iowa City, died Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Oaknoll Retirement Residence.
Memorial services will be held Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 2pm at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City with inurnment in the church columbarium. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her honor to Trinity Episcopal Church or Oaknoll Foundation. For a complete obituary, to share a thought, memory or condolence please visit Gay & Ciha Funeral and
Cremation Service website @ www.gayandciha.com.
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