NODARSE, Samuel 1920-2013

NODARSE, FERNANDEZ, SERRA, CHAO, COSO

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 2/5/2014 at 23:45:38

[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Monday, October 14, 2013]

CEDAR FALLS - Samuel Nodarse, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at Western Home Communities Martin Center.

He was born Aug. 29, 1920, to Juan Francisco and Esther Fernandez Nodarse in San Juan Martinez, Cuba. He married Olga Serra on March 6, 1943, in Matanzas.

Mr. Nodarse received a law degree from the University of Habana, Cuba, and a doctorate in psycholinguistics from the University of Illinois. He worked in education as a professor of Spanish at the University of Northern Iowa for 24 years, retiring in 1988.

Survived by his wife; two daughters, Olga (Dr. Raul) Chao and Xuchitl (Nick) Coso, both of Lakeland, Fla.; three sons, Samuel (Gaye) of Hemet, Calif., Juan (Tammy) of Blue Grass and Guillermo (Claudia) of Orlando, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, Dr. Raul Chao, Maria Shepherd, Dr. Brynn Nodarse, Alexandra and Nicholas Coso, Jaime and Kyle Nodarse, Kelly Burkett, and Alejandro and Francisco Nodarse; a nephew: Jose Rodriguez; a niece: Esther Shockey; and six great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and two sisters.

Memorial services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Cedar Falls.

Memorials in lieu of flowers, may be directed to Western Home Communities Martin Center, or Unity Point Hospice.

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