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Kolash, Joseph A.
Joseph A. Kolash, 80, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Marengo Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine by Deacon Joe Behounek. Inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, with military rites. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his son, Scott and wife Tammy of Belle Plaine; grandsons, Joseph and John; and special friend, Sue.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, in 1997; and his parents, Joe and Bessie (Bartachek) Kolash.
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