Dolores Van Eschen

DOLORES VAN ESCHEN

Vinton

Dolores Mary Van Eschen, 89, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton, with Father Ardel Barta as celebrant. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St. in Vinton from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, where a vigil service will begin

at 4 p.m.

Dolores was born Sept. 8, 1927, at St. Francis Hospital in Waterloo to Louis James and Margaret Barbara (Geib) Salz. She attended and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic schools in Waterloo. On June 18, 1952, she was united in marriage to Henry G. Van Eschen in Waterloo.

Dolores was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary, sang in the church choir and belonged to the quilting group.

She was a devoted wife and mother and loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly. A 45-year survivor of breast cancer, Dolores was a member of Breast Cancer Survivors of Benton County.

She is survived by her husband, Henry G. Van Eschen of Vinton; her children, Peggy (Don) Weideman of Vinton, Kathy Mossman of North Liberty, Marie (Brian) Bohnsack of Phoenix, Ariz., Tom Van Eschen of Vinton and Jolene Van Eschen and friend Gary Beckley of North Liberty; her grandchildren, Charlie (Katie) Weideman, Jeff (Maggie) Weideman, Kristin Mossman, Michelle (Aaron) Campbell and Julina Bohnsack; her great-grandchildren, Georgia Weideman, Griffin and Beau Henry Weideman and Kaiden and Kole Campbell; her sister, Winifred Mulvehill of Waterloo; and her brother, Jim (Cecile) Salz.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial fund has been established for St. Mary's Catholic Church and Virginia Gay Hospital Foundation.

Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.