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Kesselring, Beatrice 'Bea' M.
A celebration of life for Beatrice “Bea” M. Kesselring, 93, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Pastor Randy Harker officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Iowa City. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Bea Kesselring died Friday, August 05, 2011 at Highland Ridge in Williamsburg.
A memorial fund has been established for the Windham Community Church.
Survivors include three children and spouses, Ron (Sarajane) Kesselring of Ukiah, Calif., Gordon Kesselring of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Marcia (Don) Steckly of Wellman; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
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