Mary Jovita Zuber, 14 Jan 1942 - 19 Jul 2017

ZUBER, MISBACH, HARTIN, GARRINGER, HILLIGAS, COX, CLARK

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/11/2018 at 17:36:52

Funeral Mass for Mary Jovita Zuber, 75, Conroy, were Saturday, July 22, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg, with the Rev. David Wilkening officiating.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Williamsburg.

A prayer service preceded visitation on Friday, July 21.

Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, assisted the family with arrangements. Memorials may be given to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, The Bird House Hospice of Johnson County or Hospice Compassus. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Mrs. Zuber died Wednesday, July 19, at The Bird House Hospice of Johnson County, Iowa City.

Mary Jovita Misbach was born Jan. 14, 1942, in Williamsburg, to Myron LeRoy and Alice Theresa (Hartin) Misbach. She graduated from Williamsburg High School and received her RN degree from Mercy School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids.

She married Darrell Zuber Nov. 30, 1963, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg. To this union they were blessed with four children. They later divorced.

She worked as a registered nurse and later as the bookkeeper for the family business, Zuber Corp.

Jovita was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Williamsburg, St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary Society, Iowa County Heartland Quilters, Monkey Makers, Scarlet Gems Red Hats and several card clubs. She served as superintendent of the Open Show at the Iowa County Fair for eight years, was a 4-H member and leader and a volunteer at the University of Iowa Hospitals.

She enjoyed playing cards, square dancing, attending Iowa Hawkeye football games and spending time with family.

She is survived by her four children, Bart (Mellissa) Zuber of Marengo, Fonda (Ray) Garringer, Blake (Margie) Zuber, and Faye (fiancé Justin Clark) Zuber, all of Williamsburg; 13 grandchildren Bryson (Annie) Garringer, Lance Garringer, Austin Hilligas, Jovita “Bree” Garringer, Rachel, Beth, Nicole and Zachary Zuber, Sabrina and Kendrick Cox, Jordan Zuber and Samantha and Nova Clark; two great granddaughters Mya and Ava Garringer; and a brother, Greg (Gloria) Misbach of Filer, Idaho.

She was preceded by her parents, a brother, a son-in-law and a grandson.

Williamsburg Journal Tribune July 26, 2017
The Gazette, 20 July 2017