Kathy Fabiszak-Joseph, 69, of Oxford, Iowa, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at a friend’s home in Cedar Rapids, following a long illness. Graveside Service: 1 p.m., Thursday, May 15, 2008, at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois, with military honors. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Garry; daughter, Angela Fabiszak of Horn Lake, Mississippi; and son, Anthony Fabiszak of Ridgecrest, California.
Kathy was preceded in death by her parents.
Kathy was born January 6, 1939, in Greenville, North Carolina, the daughter of Joseph and Annie (Wilson) Hoell. Kathy served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 to 1960. On November 2, 2000, she married Garry Joseph in Key West, Florida. She was a secretary for the VA Hospital in Iowa City for 25 years, most recently with Chaplain and Volunteer Services
A special thanks to Terry, Linda and Alicia Barger who so kindly cared for Kathy in her final days. The Bargers welcomed Kathy into their home so that she could be with friends, family and her dogs to the end and so that she would not have to enter a nursing or hospice home. Our family is forever grateful for the kindness and compassion that the Bargers bestowed upon Kathy and upon our family.
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