Kathryn Smith

SMITH, HOFFNER, SCHULTZ, ZENISHEK, DVORSKY

Posted By: Harvey Henry (email)
Date: 5/26/2009 at 14:10:44

May 23, 2009

Kathryn Smith, 96

Kathryn D. Hoffner Smith, 96, of the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha died there on Wednesday May 20, 2009 after a short illness. Services at 1:00 PM on Tuesday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Rev. Fritz Melberg will officiate. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 2 to 4 PM on Monday.

Survivors include a son, James (Garnet) Hoffner of Cedar Rapids. She is also survived by a granddaughter, Jodi Schultz and two great grandchildren, Amanda and Rachel. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, six brothers and three sisters.

Kathryn was born on Nov. 5, 1912 in Morse, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Anna Zenishek Dvorsky. She married Edward A. Hoffner on May 9, 1936 in Missouri. He died in 1960. She later married Frank W. Smith on Feb. 15, 1964 in Iowa City. He died in 1973. Kathryn worked at Northwestern Bell and retired from there after more than 21 years of service. She was a faithful member of Hope United Church of Christ and the Telephone Pioneers Club. She enjoyed crafts, crocheting afghans and especially time spent with her beloved family.

Memorial donations may be given to Hope United Church of Christ in Kathryn's name. Please leave a message of tribute to the Hoffner family on our web page, www.cedar memorial.com under obituaries.