Bridge, Faye Ethel Stolba

Faye Ethel Stolba Bridge, 91, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at Northbrook Manor Care Center following a long illness. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories, where visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ethel is survived by two daughters, Sally (Joseph) Brown and Peggy (Steven) Kray, both of Cedar Rapids; a brother, James (Dorie) Stolba of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Stephanie (John) Gerbig of Stacyville, Amy (Joshua) Katcher of Urbana, Tim (Patricia) Brown of Dysart and James (Lacey) Brown of Mason City and Katie Kray of Cedar Rapids; and 11great-grandchildren, Jacob, Melanie and Kadence Gerbig of Stacyville, Adrianna, Kora, Deni and Isabelle Katcher of Urbana, Austin Leng, Logan and Kelsey Brown of Dysart and Connor Brown of Mason City. Also surviving are sisters-in-law, Shirley Stolba of Hiawatha and Elsie Lewis and Ruth Dotson of Everett, Wash.; and one brother-in-law, Eugene Bridge of Garfield, Wash.

She was preceded in death by her husband, LaForest; parents, Wencil and Minnie Stolba; and a brother, William Stolba.

(Faye) Ethel was born May 11, 1920, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Wencil and Minnie (Volz) Stolba. On May 9, 1945, in Roswell, N.M., she married LaForest M. Bridge. Following LaForest's discharge they returned to Cedar Rapids. Before motherhood she worked at Peter Pan Bakery. She “retired” to raise her family and help raise others by doing child care for many years.

She also enjoyed canning and preserving fruit from her garden along with crocheting and embroidery.

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In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to St. Luke's Hospice, Grace Brethren Church and Camp Courageous.

Published Jan. 12, 2012, in The Gazette