Obituary of Dorothy M. Vesely

Dorothy M. Vesely, 76 of Iowa City died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 am Monday, February 25, 2013, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with the Pastor Mike Barr officiating. Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tiffin. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 pm Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Dorothy's memory to the Crosspoint Baptist Church in Iowa City. Online condolences may be sent for Dorothy's family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Dorothy Mae Coblentz was born February 13, 1937, in Topeka, KS the daughter of Christ "Popps"and Edna (Thomas) Coblentz. She attended schools in Kansas and later near Kalona, Iowa at the Prairie Dale Country School. Here in Iowa, Dorothy was raised by Henry and Pearl Miller. Dorothy raised her family in this area, worked hard in the community, enjoyed flowers and working outside, and has always been a woman of strong faith, and more than willing to share that with everyone around her! Her family includes her children, Juanita Nelson of Iowa City; Donna Duree (Gene) of Popular Bluff, MO; Jim Nelson (Kim) of Solon; and Mike Nelson (Janine) of Earlham, IA; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and her siblings, Katie Miller (Chester) of Central City; Shirley Gilbert of Solon; Helen Coblentz of Tiffin; Arlene Schreiber (Jim) of Riverside; and Everett Coblentz of Iowa City; her step-mother, Gerri Coblentz of Tiffin, numerous nieces and nephews; one of many lifetime companions, their (Juanita and Dorothy's) dog, Buttons and many dear friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Harold Vesely; two infant children, Edna and Stephen; Dorothy's brothers, Amos, Danny, Ralph, DeWayne, and Lloyd Coblentz, sisters, Viola Coblentz, Esther Coblentz; and Mary Ellen Madden; and her former husband, James Nelson.