Gilbert, Shirley F.

Shirley F. Gilbert, 64, of Solon, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11, at the Iowa City First Assembly of God Church. Burial will take place at a later date in Indiana.

Shirley was born Oct. 29, 1948, in Iowa City, Iowa. She married Terry Gilbert on March 1, 1986, in Goshen, Ind., where they resided for many years. Shirley moved to this area last fall to be near her one son and his family.

Her family includes her two sons, Brad Drollinger of Madison, Wis., and Brent Drollinger and his wife, Jacey, of Tipton; three grandchildren, Zach, Christian and Rachel Drollinger; her siblings, Katie Miller (Chester) of Central City, Helen Coblentz of Tiffin, Arlene Schreiber (Jim) of Riverside and Everett Coblentz of Iowa City; her stepmother, Gerri Coblentz of Tiffin; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob Herman and Mary Edna (Borntrager) Yutzy; brothers, Amos, Danny, Ralph, DeWayne and Lloyd Coblentz; sisters, Viola Coblentz, Esther Coblentz, Mary Ellen Madden and Dorothy Vesely; and her husband, Terry Gilbert.

A memorial fund has been established in her memory.

Online condolences may be sent for her family through the Web at www.gayandciha.com.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Shirley's family and her services.

Published March 9, 2013 in The Gazette