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Rosemary (Rose) Yardley
Rosemary (Rose) Yardley
Iowa City
Rosemary (Rose) Yardley, died peacefully, Sunday, August 24, 2025 at her home in Iowa City, surrounded by her family.
Visitation will be held from 1-3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with funeral services following at 3:00 p.m. Private burial will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Oelwein.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Iowa City Hospice.
Survivors include her husband, James; their children: Jeffrey Yardley, Steven (Kolby) Yardley, and Anne (Jay) Johnson; grandchildren: Rylee (fiancé Cole Janz), Payton (Dylan Adcock), Samantha (Anabelle Franklin), Drew, Tayte, and Emersyn; siblings: Floyd Six and John Six; sisters-in-law: MJ Yardley and Suzanne Yardley; and brother-in-law, Joe Wright. She is also survived by numerous nieces, a nephew, and great-nieces and -nephews, dear friends, and her darling dog Lily, who snuggled her mom until the end.
Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers and sisters: Sandy, David, Don, and Carol, her beloved in-laws: Lee and Dorothy, and lifelong friend, Carolyn (Tootsie) Forsyth.
For full obituary and online condolences visit www.lensingfuneral.com.
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