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Patty Hotz
PATTY RAE (ROWELL) HOTZ
Cedar Rapids
Patty Rae (Rowell) Hotz, passed away Aug. 29, 2021, at 9 a.m. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, by Celebrant Dawn Stephens. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Patty is survived by her children, Becky (Marvin) Dittmar, Robert Jr. (Marge), Lola Kukuk, Debi (Antonio) Vega, Peggy Hotz (Joe), Wendy (Craig) McNabb and Jennifer Hotz (Jeremy); 21 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Richard "Dick" Rowell.
Patty was born May 14, 1934, the daughter of Ray and Lola Rowell. Patty was a cook for many years in the Cedar Rapids and Marion area and also a pre-school teacher until her retirement in 2009.
Patty's greatest delight was her children and grandchildren, who will miss her deeply, and her love for her cats.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Lola Rowell; brothers, Thomas and Robert Rowell; great-grandchildren, Austin Ruzicka, Alexis Tamayo and Billi Jo Cummins; and another special great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Please share your support and memories with Patty's family on her Tribute Wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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