Koss, Elizabeth 'Betty' Barbara Fuhrmeister

Elizabeth “Betty” Barbara Fuhrmeister Koss, 89, of Solon, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Solon. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel in Solon, where there will be a 6 p.m. parish vigil and rosary. Burial will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery. Brosh Chapel in Solon is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth was born April 27, 1921, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Semrad) Fuhrmeister. Elizabeth attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Iowa City. She married Edward J. Koss on Dec. 30, 1940, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City. Elizabeth was a homemaker and helped her husband on the family farm in rural Solon. She was a member of the Altar Society, PTA and a life long member of the Foresters and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Elizabeth was a loving wife, devoted mother, grandma and Bubbi. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her family and all who knew her.

Elizabeth is survived by her four children, James (Linda) Koss of Solon, Nancy (Mark) Heathman of Cedar Rapids, Bonnie Lacina of Solon and Donald (Sheri) Koss of North Liberty, 15 grandchildren, Linda (Brian) Bourgeois, Janet (Bud) Cavanah, Susan (Ron) Tremblay, James Jr. (Brenda) Koss, Tiffany Koss, Jody (Jamie) Miller, Jamie (Matt) Smith, Dustin Koss, Kristy (John) Shaw, Nicky (Jeremy) Ashby, Kyle Heathman, Debra (Ryan) Suchomel, Matt (Jessica) Lacina, Kimberly Frees and Karen (Erik) Taber; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; a brother, Robert (Gertie) Fuhrmeister; and two sisters-in-laws, Caroline Shimek and Lois Fuhrmeister.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward; five siblings, Margaret Carson, Louis Fuhrmeister, Esther and Marceline Fuhrmeister and Maxine Bowman; a son-in-law, Ray Lacina; a granddaughter, Tammy Heathman; and a great-grandson, Dayton Koss.

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