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Rose Vesely Sass
ROSE VESELY SASS
Shellsburg
Rose Vesely Sass, 93, died Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Northbrook Manor in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 13, at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg, with the Rev. Mark Leckband officiating. Interment will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg. Visitation will be held at the church from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The family request no flowers. A memorial fund has been established.
Rose was born March 25, 1924, at Elberon to Joseph and Antonia (Kohoutek) Vesley.
On Dec. 8, 1946, she was united in marriage to Elmer W. Sass at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins. They lived and farmed in Shellsburg all their married life. Rose and Elmer enjoyed dancing. He preceded her in death on Sept. 28, 1989.
Rose was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and Fellowship Club and Canton Homemaker's Club. Her greatest joy was spending time with family.
She is survived by her children, Sandra (Larry) Beatty, Delaine (Rick) Kreutner and Ed (Nancy) Sass, all of Shellsburg; her grandchildren, Matthew (Marcia) Kreutner, Michelle (Jeff) Collier, Mitchell and Logan Beatty and Donny and Tommy Sass; three great-grandchildren; her brother, Charles Vesely; her sisters, Libby (Milvoy) Dvorak and Mildred Chalupsky; and her sisters-in-law, Betty and LaVonne Sass.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her sister, Blanche Collins.
Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.
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