Elva L. “Babe” Phipps

PHIPPS, WILSON, BLAZEK, REDIFER

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 4/8/2021 at 09:23:56

Elva L. “Babe” Phipps, 99, of Iowa City, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Solon Nursing & Rehab Center in Solon.

Visitation will be held Monday, April 12 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 am. Following the Mass, Babe will be laid to rest next to her husband at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. Instead of flowers and plants, please consider memorial donations to the Solon Retirement Village. Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City is handling arrangements.

Social distancing at the church is in place and masks are required – thank you for your compliance.

Born Elva Leona Wilson on January 1, 1922 in Iowa City, Iowa to John and Rose (Blazek) Wilson. Babe was raised in Iowa City and graduated from Iowa City High School in 1940.

She married her high school sweetheart Richard D. Phipps on June 13, 1943. The couple enjoyed 73 years together. Babe immersed herself in supporting the community, as she was very active in her children’s activities, serving as a Camp Fire Girls leader and Cub Scouts den mother.

She was a member of Mercy Hospital Guild in Iowa City, of which she was a past-president, PEO in Iowa City, Hot Springs, Arkansas and McAllen Texas and a member of Entre Nous women’s groups.

Babe is survived by her children, Mike (Mary Lou) Phipps of San Marcos California, Julie (Bren) Redifer of Hot Springs, Arkansas,
Rob (Jean) Phipps of Iowa City, Iowa and Joe Phipps of Hot Springs, Arkansas; 8 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 2017 and a son, John Phipps, 2 weeks before her death.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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