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Alberts, Roger
Roger Alberts, 79, of Windmill Pointe in Coralville, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at Windmill Manor in Coralville.
Visitation will be Saturday at Lensing's Oak Hill from 9 to 10:30 a.m. with the service beginning at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Beverly Marshall Goodell will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville with military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Roger Alberts Memorial Fund.
Survivors include his son Ron Alberts (Linda) of Tiffin; three grandchildren, Zach Alberts and Rachel Alberts, both of North Liberty, and Sarah Alberts of Tiffin; and several nieces and nephews.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Doris in 1998; two brothers, Stanley and Kenneth Alberts; and a sister, Carole Mealhow.
Roger was born April 14, 1930, in Sheldon, Iowa, the son of Henry and Ruth (Rodgers) Alberts.
Roger married Doris T. Campbell in 1955 at The Little Brown Church in Nashua.
Roger was especially proud of his time in the United States Marines where he served as Right Guard, which is the top man of the company while in basic training. He served from 1951 to 1953.
He was also proud of his work as a carpenter. He built several apartment projects in the Iowa City and Coralville area, doing the cement work, building and painting.
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