Suzette L. (Rockafellow) Zoll
February 5, 1953 — September 17, 2017
Suzette (Rockafellow) Zoll, 64, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed peacefully, Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a recent illness. Visitation & Rosary Service: 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Rosary service will begin at 4 p.m. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 23, 2017, at St. Matthew Catholic Parish, Cedar Rapids. Rev. Steve Garner will officiate. Family burial will be in Guttenberg, Iowa, at a later date.
Suzette was born February 5, 1953, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Irving and Rose Marie (Boyle) Rockafellow. She graduated in 1971, from Regina High School in Iowa City, Iowa. On August 22, 1981, Suzette married Joe Zoll at St. Wenceslaus Church in Iowa City. She was the first female journeyman electrician in Cedar Rapids and traveled with her husband working throughout the country including Massachusetts, New York, California and Hawaii. She retired from IBEW Local #405. Suzette and her husband Joe owned and operated Boston Fish Restaurant & Market for the last 25 years. She loved animals especially her three dogs; Dora, Murphy and her rescue dog, Zoey. Suzette enjoyed cooking and in her free time she loved to go to Guttenberg where they would golf and spend time at their cabin.
Suzette is survived by her husband, Joe Zoll; step-son, Zach Zoll of May Pearl, Texas; grandson, Travion Zoll; father, Irving Rockafellow of West Branch, Iowa; siblings; Lynn Apel of Ft. Myers, Florida, Patrick (Novelette) Rockafellow of Iowa City, Ramona (Charles) Eckermann of Ft. Myers, her twin, Paulette (Terry) Jones of Bradenton, Florida, Michael Rockafellow of Iowa City, Kathleen (Dave) Link of Iowa City, Tim (Kim) Rockafellow of Williamsburg, Iowa, Tom Rockafellow of Iowa City, Mary Rockafellow of Iowa City, Jack Rockafellow of Colorado, Bill (Amie) Rockafellow of Iowa City; many nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Mary Ellen Zoll; brothers-in-law, Mike and Ed (Alice) Zoll; and sister-in-law, Lisa (John) Dodds.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Rose Marie and her youngest brother, Todd Alan.
The family would like to extend a special Thank-You to the doctors and staff at Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family and will be used towards a smoking cessation program or to a local animal shelter.
Suzette was born February 5, 1953, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Irving and Rose Marie (Boyle) Rockafellow. She graduated in 1971, from Regina High School in Iowa City, Iowa. On August 22, 1981, Suzette married Joe Zoll at St. Wenceslaus Church in Iowa City. She was the first female journeyman electrician in Cedar Rapids and traveled with her husband working throughout the country including Massachusetts, New York, California and Hawaii. She retired from IBEW Local #405. Suzette and her husband Joe owned and operated Boston Fish Restaurant & Market for the last 25 years. She loved animals especially her three dogs; Dora, Murphy and her rescue dog, Zoey. Suzette enjoyed cooking and in her free time she loved to go to Guttenberg where they would golf and spend time at their cabin.
Suzette is survived by her husband, Joe Zoll; step-son, Zach Zoll of May Pearl, Texas; grandson, Travion Zoll; father, Irving Rockafellow of West Branch, Iowa; siblings; Lynn Apel of Ft. Myers, Florida, Patrick (Novelette) Rockafellow of Iowa City, Ramona (Charles) Eckermann of Ft. Myers, her twin, Paulette (Terry) Jones of Bradenton, Florida, Michael Rockafellow of Iowa City, Kathleen (Dave) Link of Iowa City, Tim (Kim) Rockafellow of Williamsburg, Iowa, Tom Rockafellow of Iowa City, Mary Rockafellow of Iowa City, Jack Rockafellow of Colorado, Bill (Amie) Rockafellow of Iowa City; many nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Mary Ellen Zoll; brothers-in-law, Mike and Ed (Alice) Zoll; and sister-in-law, Lisa (John) Dodds.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Rose Marie and her youngest brother, Todd Alan.
The family would like to extend a special Thank-You to the doctors and staff at Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family and will be used towards a smoking cessation program or to a local animal shelter.
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