Charlotte Clare Sass

SASS, SZABODY, PAPP, BOYD, HENN

Posted By: Amanda Lensing (email)
Date: 7/13/2015 at 12:59:44

Charlotte Clare Sass, 93, of Iowa City, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at Crestview Nursing & Rehab Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Newman Catholic Student Center with Father Ed Fitzpatrick officiating. Visitation will be after 9:00 a.m., Saturday, at the Newman Center. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Iowa City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice, c/o Mercy Hospital Foundation or to Crestview Nursing & Rehab Center.

Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service.

Charlotte was born on August 27, 1921 in Hungary, the daughter of Charles and Margaret Szabody Papp. She was united in marriage to Stephen Sass on March 29, 1948 in Hungary. The family was forced to escape from Hungary to the United States during the 1956 Revolution.
Charlotte was an accomplished pianist and teacher of mathematics in Hungary. The family moved from Ohio to Iowa City in 1961, where Stephen was on the University of Iowa - College of Law faculty.

Charlotte was a loving, caring and compassionate person. Her whole life revolved around her family. She will be greatly missed.

The family extends their thanks to the staff of Crestview Nursing & Rehab Center for the great care and the love Charlotte received while living there.

Charlotte is survived by two children, Judith (Robert) Boyd and Thomas (Debbie) Sass, both of Iowa City; two grandchildren, Adam (Angela) Henn and Stephanie Henn; three step-grandchildren, Casey, Molly, and Kelly Boyd; and five great-grandchildren, Taylor Boyd, Natalie Henn, Olivia Henn, McKenna Boyd, and Ryan Boyd.

Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Stephen in 1999; and her sister, Rose.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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