HOSIER, Max Merle 1922-2013

HOSIER, ROLAND, KIMSEY

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 7/27/2013 at 23:30:28

[Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier, Monday, June 10, 2013]

CEDAR FALLS - Max Merle Hosier, 90, of Cedar Falls, died at home Saturday, June 8, 2013.

He was born Sept. 16, 1922, in Fairbury, Neb., son of Forrest and Olive Roland Hosier. He married Janice Aleene Kimsey on Aug. 4, 1946, in Farragut.

Mr. Hosier served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and for 20-plus years in the Navy Reserves. He received his bachelor’s degree from Peru State Teachers College and both his master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. He taught fourth through sixth grades at Price Laboratory School and later was a professor of reading and language arts at the University of Northern Iowa, retiring in 1988.

Survived by his wife; three sons, Chuck (Diane) of Waterloo and Perry and Andy, both of Cedar Falls; four grandchildren, Tonie, Kayla, Paul and David; and five great-grandchildren, Justin, Lucie, Ava, Alana and Clint.

Preceded in death by a son, John B.; and a brother, Forrest.

Services: Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Richardson Funeral Service, Cedar Falls. Private family services will occur at a later date, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls.

Memorials may be directed to St. Timothy’s United Methodist Church.

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