Memorial

Amy Marie Semelroth, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at The Villages of Marion.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the chapel.  Entombment to follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. 

Amy was born January 31, 1925 in Maynard, Iowa to Samuel and Sherrife (Jabara) Hamed.  She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids in 1943.  She was united in marriage to Howard Semelroth on March 18, 1950 in Cedar Rapids. To this union a son Dan was born.  He preceded her in death in 2008. 

Amy worked as a bookkeeper at Tubb’s Transport Service for thirty-three years.  She also worked at Tupperware and at Bell and Van Zee CPA firm where she retired.

She was a member of the Islamic Center, VFW Patrick J. Shanahan Post 788 Ladies Auxiliary, Fairfax American Legion Auxiliary 0572 and Moose Lodge 515 in Cedar Rapids.  Amy served as treasurer of VFW Post 788 for seven years.

Amy was loved and respected by her family and friends, and will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her sister Doris Hamad of Birmingham, Michigan; brother Bob (Kay) Hamed of Lakewood, Ohio; as well as several loving nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Howard in 1983; brothers Emmitt and Abe Hamed and sisters Lila Omar, Fatima Igram, and Della Peterson.

Memorials in Amy’s name may be directed to the VFW Patrick J. Shanahan Post 788 Ladies Auxiliary, the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids, or a charity of the donor’s choice.