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Hervey, Rita Jo

Hervey, Rita Jo

Female 1960 - 2020  (60 years)

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  • Name Hervey, Rita Jo  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 14 Dec 1960  Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Female 
    Residence Keosauqua, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence Between 1989 and 2020  Keosauqua, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 17 Dec 2020  Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I15386  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2024 

    Father Hervey, Jr. Wayne Frank,   b. 4 Nov 1938, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1999, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Weaver, Shirley Lou,   b. 16 Sep 1937, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 2006, Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1957 
    Family ID F1491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hayes, Frank Marlin,   b. 19 Oct 1948, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 2016, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1987  Keosauqua Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Family ID F6429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2024 

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  • Notes 
    • RITA JO HAYES
      Keosauqua

      Rita Jo Hayes, 60, of Keosauqua, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua. As were her wishes, her body
      has been cremated with burial to take place at a later date. Memorial contributions in Rita's honor may be directed to Van Buren County Conservation in honor of her love for camping. Cards and memorials may be mailed to 16181 Juniper Trail, Birmingham, IA 52535. Friends may leave online condolences at www.cranstonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

      Rita Jo Hayes was born Dec. 14, 1960, at the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua, Iowa, to Wayne "Sonny" Frank Hervey and Shirley Lou Weaver Hervey. Rita attended and graduated from Van Buren High School in 1979. She furthered her education at Indian Hills Community College, where she graduated with her associate of arts and sciences degree. She was united in marriage to Frank M. Hayes on April 25, 1987, at the Center Chapel Church in Keosauqua. Rita worked for 22 years at Center Village and then at the Bonaparte Inn for seven years. She belonged to the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Ladies Auxiliary and played on the women's pool league for many years. She lived her entire life in Van Buren County.

      Rita is survived by a sister, Debbie (Dale) Dewitt; two brothers, Terry (Linda) Hervey and Ron Hervey; two aunts, Sherry Hall and Joyce Weaver; an uncle, Ben Gilbert; stepmother, Donna Hervey, stepchildren, as well as many extended family and friends.

      Rita was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Hayes; her parents; and paternal and maternal grandparents; as well as two aunts, three uncles, one brother-in-law, one sister-in-law and two nephews.
      A message to all, "Live, Love, Laugh, Forgive and dance like no one's watching

  • Sources 
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      http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ob13_0313.html

    2. [S1948] Ancestry.com, U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;).

    3. [S1844] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication Place: Ottumwa, Iowa, USA; URL: http://www.ottumwacourier.com/obituaries/frank-hayes/article_4a524409-e883-568d-819c-5c809a9775ea.html.
      http://www.ottumwacourier.com/obituaries/frank-hayes/article_4a524409-e883-568d-819c-5c809a9775ea.html

    4. [S1954] Obituary - Rita Jo Hervey.

    5. [S1844] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), OttumwaDaily Courier; Publication Place: Ottumwa, Iowa, USA; URL: http://www.ottumwacourier.com/obituaries/frank-hayes/article_4a524409-e883-568d-819c-5c809a9775ea.html.
      http://www.ottumwacourier.com/obituaries/frank-hayes/article_4a524409-e883-568d-819c-5c809a9775ea.html