Colletta Lucille (Hoye) Eisenhofer

Colletta Lucille (Hoye) Eisenhofer

Iowa City

Colletta Lucille (Hoye) Eisenhofer, 95, of Iowa City, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the Solon Care Center. Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. (gathering from 10-10:30 a.m.) Wednesday, June 29, at St. Patrick Church (4330 St. Patricks Dr., Iowa City). Visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation (2720 Muscatine Ave., Iowa City). Colletta will be laid to rest following Mass at St. Joseph cemetery in Iowa City.

Colletta was born on Aug. 20, 1926, in Twin Lakes Township, Iowa, to Thomas and Josephine Pierick Hoye. The Hoye family moved to Iowa City when Colletta was a small child. Colletta graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1944. She married Joseph J. Eisenhofer, the love of her life, on Sept. 3, 1946, at St. Patrick church. They were the loving parents of Joanne, Joseph, Catherine and Christine. Colletta worked in Operator Services at Northwestern Bell for over 25 years. After she retired, she enrolled in the University of Iowa and received her bachelor’s degree in May 1990 at the young age of 63. She started her second career at Pearson and retired a second time in her mid-seventies. Colletta was an avid reader and made weekly trips to the library. She enjoyed watching car races, her favorites were the Indy 500 and any NASCAR race. She also enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, especially the New York Times puzzles, and always in ink. Her greatest love was her family. She was so proud of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Colletta is survived by her children, Joe Eisenhofer, Cathy (Steve) White and Chris (Bill) Donahue; her grandchildren, Brandy (Stuart) Altstadter, Cliff (Jennie) Baumback, Josie (Kevin) Lewis, Katie (Jeff) Ellwanger, Matt (Katie) White, Allison (Allan) Cashatt, Ashton (Josh) Stafford and Shannon (Owen) Gerard; her great-grandchildren, Caroline, Sarah, Robert, Payton, Charlotte, Ashleigh, Liam, Finnegan, Sydney, Evan, Maggie, Lucy, Eli, Jack, Jacey, Shea, Grant, Beau and McKenna; brother, William Hoye; sister, Trudy Rocca; sister-in-law, Veronica Hoye; son-in-law, Rex Baumback; daughter-in-law, Cathy Eisenhofer; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1989; daughter, Joanne Baumback, in 2007; her parents; and siblings, Tom Hoye, Merle Hoye, Dolores Hoye and Marcelene Sillman.

Memorials may be directed to the Iowa City Public Library or the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Iowa Chapter.

Colletta’s family extends a sincere, heartfelt thank you to the wonderful, caring staff at St. Croix Hospice, the Solon Care Center (especially those in the Memory Care unit), and Briarwood Care Center. Thank you all for taking such great care of our mother.

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