Obituary of Catherine E. Fountain

Catherine E. Fountain, 96, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Lantern Park Care Center in Coralville. A time of visitation will be from 1-2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 22nd at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Family graveside services will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Catherine was born August 29, 1917, in Iowa City; daughter of Leo J. and Beatrice Tesar. She graduated from University High School in Iowa City. On January 10, 1945, she married James Fountain, who preceded her in death, in the spring 1996. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and siblings, Mary Pedersen, Leo and John Tesar. Her surviving family includes her nieces and nephews and their families.