Rita Huber Erbe

ERBE, O, BRIEN, HUBER

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 6/5/2017 at 09:51:18

Rita Huber Erbe, 93, of North Liberty, died Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the Bird House, Hospice Home of Johnson County, in Iowa City surrounded by her family.

A gathering and celebration of Rita’s life will be June 28, 2017 from 5-8 pm at the Kirkwood Room in Iowa City. A private family burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Mercy Hospital Foundation, The Mercy Hospice Unit or The Bird House in Iowa City.

Rita was born August 17, 1923 in Cresco, Iowa, the daughter of Patrick and Eva O’Brien. She graduated from Lawler High School. She married Donald Huber on August 18, 1941. They had three sons together: Terry, Tim and Tom Huber. Don died in 1968.

She married Fred Erbe on July 23, 1976 in Iowa City.

Rita loved Big Band music and enjoyed playing the piano while entertaining friends, dental students and family throughout the years. She was a member of St. Mary’s Church.

Survivors include her husband Fred; her sons, Terry and his wife, Diane of Alexandria, Virginia; Tim and his wife, Barb of Fruit Port, Michigan and Tom and his wife Anna of Barrington, Illinois.
She is also survived by five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Donald Huber and her brother, Joseph O’Brien.

The family would like to thank The Bird House and its staff of caregivers for the wonderful care and love provided in Rita’s final days.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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