Richard B. Hoke
April 18, 1917 ~ January 29, 2007
Richard B. Hoke, 89 years of rural Mount Vernon died Monday, January 29, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids following a long illness. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday at Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon Chapel by Celebrant Mary Morgan. Friends may call from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday in the chapel. Burial in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Lisbon. Richard (Dick or R.B.) was born on April 18, 1917, in rural Garrison, Iowa, to Clarence W. and Anna Marie (Kurz) Hoke. He graduated from Springville High School in 1935. He married Florence Zenishek on June 6, 1940. Together they farmed and raised their family around Lisbon and Mount Vernon. Due to the Depression and World War II, Dick chose farming and raising livestock as a profession, wishing he could have been an attorney or an auctioneer. Dick is survived by his wife 66 years Florence; daughters: Carol (Stuart) Burns of Davenport and Elaine and (Craig) Blythe of Springville, sons: Richard Jr. (Carol) Hoke and David (Anne) Hoke all of Mount Vernon. Grandchildren include Dr. Renee (Brian) Ash of Cincinnati, Ohio, Michele Blythe (Gabe Winslow) of Houston, Texas, Dr. Teresa (Scott Dimpfl) Burns of Columbus, Ohio, Molly Burns of Ames; William Hoke of Iowa City, Daniel (Trisha) Blythe of Buffalo Grove, Illinois Jodi Hoke (fianc Roy Paden) of Omaha, Nebraska, Dina Hoke of Cedar Rapids, Lt. Andrew Burns of Panama City, Florida, and Bryan Hoke of Mount Vernon. Dick always delighted in his grandchildren. In his later years he collected antiques and attended many auctions. The arrival of his "Antique Journal" magazine was a source of joy for him. Dick is preceded in death by his parents and siblings; Russell, Rolland, Robert Hoke, and Mildred Werderman. In lieu of flowers any memorials will be given to the Diabetes Foundation or Macular Degeneration Research.
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I was saddened by the loss of your father Richard Hoke. He was a good member of our community for as long as I can remember. He and his wife Florence raised a great family, many of whom went to school with me or my sister Wendy Hodgden Staggs. Remember the good times with your father, those memories will carry you through this difficult time. Janis Hodgden Peacock