Howard Louis Dubishar

Born in Swisher, Iowa on April 4, 1931
Departed on January 15, 2009. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Howard Louis Dubishar, 77, of 1216 – 30th Street NE, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, due to complications of dementia. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories by the Rev. William Harnish. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home and after 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Chapel. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Howard is survived by his wife, June; daughters, Diane Dubishar Musser and husband Mike, and Lisa Dubishar Lane and husband Mike, all of Glen Ellyn, Ill; a brother Ronald Rimrodt and wife, Juli of Davenport;and six grandchildren, Brittnee, Melissa, and Charlie Musser, and Paige, Julia, and Samantha Lane.

Howard was preceded in death by his parents.

Howard was born on April 4, 1931 in Swisher, Iowa to Louis and Anna Votroubek Dubishar. He met June Hines while at Ft. Benning serving in the army. Howard married June in Nashua, Iowa at the Little Brown Church on January 8, 1956. He started with Hawkeye Seed Company in 1956, became partner, and went on to found Hawkeye Seed Company, Inc., wholesale division. He was president until his retirement in 2003.

The family would like to extend their thanks to Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Hospice for the wonderful care they gave Howard.

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