Obituaries & Condolences

Rose Marie Cahill died peacefully Wednesday, June 27th at Mercy Hospital.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 am Saturday, June 30th at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City with the Very Reverend Rudolph Juarez officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 7pm at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City, where a rosary will be recited at 4:30pm. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association or St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Rose was born to William and T. Wilma Jones Cahill. She was a 1964 Regina High School graduate.
For over 20 years Rose was employed at ACT as an administrative assistant.
Rose was an avid Hawkeye fan. Most important was her family, especially the time spent with her nieces and nephews, and Sunday morning family breakfasts.
Survivors include five siblings, Mary Ellen (Dean) Steckly of Kalona, Patricia (Robert) Christensen of Carroll, John (Nancy) Cahill, Elyse (Erv) Lewis, both of Iowa City and James (Louie) Cahill, all of Iowa City; sister-in-law Peg Cahill of Iowa City; numerous nieces and nephews.
Rose was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Raymond and David (Tuck) and her niece Patricia Cahill.