COSBY, Hilmer "Pete" 1927-2003

COSBY, BLASKE, STEEGE, BROWN, ANDERSON, MORRIS, KANE

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 2/26/2013 at 23:57:15

Hilmer "Pete" Cosby was born October 24, 1927, at Sumner, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Martha (Blaske) Cosby.

He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and worked for Rath Packing Company for 10 years. Pete worked for John Deere Tractor Works for 28 years, retiring in 1993.

He married Elaine Steege, November 5, 1950, at Sumner, Iowa.

Pete died Monday, August 11, 2003, at his home in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the age of 75 years.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine, of Cedar Falls; two daughters, Cynthia (Dan) Brown of Cedar Falls and Elaine (Niel) Anderson of Klamath Falls, Oregon; one son, Charles Cosby, of Cedar Falls; eleven grandchildren, Amanda, Elise, Justin, Amy and Jonathan Brown, and Erin, Heather, Brian, Paul, Matthew, Andrew and Caylee Anderson; and two sisters, Verdena Morris of Evansdale, Iowa and Beverly Kane of Waterloo, Iowa.

Pete was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Joan Buchkolz and one brother, Bud Cosby.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 16, at Nazareth Lutheran Church, with interment at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be 4 - 8:00 p.m. Friday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Memorials may be directed to Nazareth Lutheran Church.

[Source: Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home]