Rita D. Bedard

BEDARD, GALIPEAU, HAUSLER, HOLBROOK, REINHOLD

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 4/4/2016 at 09:38:53

Rita D. Bedard, 89, of Iowa City, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Briarwood Health Care Center.

A Memorial Gathering will be held from 1-4 PM Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. Private burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Rita Bedard Memorial Fund.

Rita was born July 17, 1926 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada the daughter of Johann and Dora (Galipeau) Hausler. She graduated with an Associate in Business Administration from Joan of Arc Academy in Ottawa. Rita was united in marriage to Frederic Bedard on October 7, 1944 in Ottawa; he preceded her in death on April 8, 2013. She was an intake technician at the Linn County Psychiatric Clinic for 14 years. She was also a sales coordinator for Bankers Advertising before retiring in 1990. Rita was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and The American Business Women’s Association in Cedar Rapids.

Rita is survived by her daughter Danielle Holbrook of Iowa City; two grandchildren, Stephanie Reinhold of Des Moines and Matthew (Kelly) Reinhold of Waukee, IA; and three great grandchildren, Rowan, Maier, and Bo.

Rita was preceded in death by her husband, Frederic, parents, and two siblings, Robert and Lillian Hausler.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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