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Doris Blietz
July 20, 1923 — February 19, 2016
Doris L Blietz, 92, of Lansing, IA, died Friday, February 19, 2016, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Burial was at God's Acres Cemetery in Clermont, IA, on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at 3:00 PM. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, IA, handled arrangements.
Doris L. Blietz was born July 20, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, IA, the daughter of John I. and Millie S. (Yauslin) Smith. She grew up and lived in the Cedar Rapids area and in 1942, graduated from McKinley High School. For 37 years, Doris worked as a tailor/seamstress for Killian's and Armstrong's department stores in Cedar Rapids. On February 13, 1970, she married Vernon L. Blietz in Miami, FL, and in 1977, the couple moved to the Waukon, IA area until 1982. They then moved to Arizona and then Arkansas before moving to Lansing, IA, in 1987. Doris enjoyed sewing, going to high school reunions and visiting with classmates, trout fishing, and politics.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband Vernon in 2013; and her brother John Smith.
Doris L. Blietz was born July 20, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, IA, the daughter of John I. and Millie S. (Yauslin) Smith. She grew up and lived in the Cedar Rapids area and in 1942, graduated from McKinley High School. For 37 years, Doris worked as a tailor/seamstress for Killian's and Armstrong's department stores in Cedar Rapids. On February 13, 1970, she married Vernon L. Blietz in Miami, FL, and in 1977, the couple moved to the Waukon, IA area until 1982. They then moved to Arizona and then Arkansas before moving to Lansing, IA, in 1987. Doris enjoyed sewing, going to high school reunions and visiting with classmates, trout fishing, and politics.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband Vernon in 2013; and her brother John Smith.
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