Timothy Francis ''Frank'' Colbert

Timothy Colbert RIVERSIDE, Iowa - Timothy Francis ''Frank'' Colbert, 70, of Riverside, died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside. The Rev. Mark Swanson will officiate, Doug Colbert will sing and Mary Kron will play organ. Pallbearers will be Bill Watkinson, Tim Colbert, Gary Slaughter, Jim Sleichter, Steve McGuire and Charles Kiene. Cecil Kelley will be an honorary pallbearer. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Riverside with full military rites. A luncheon will follow services at St. Mary's parish hall. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m. today at the Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Riverside, with rosary service at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in Mr. Colbert's memory. Mr. Colbert was born Aug. 30, 1929, in Riverside, the son of Timothy Francis and Mary Ellen McKevitt Colbert. He was a lifelong resident of Riverside. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He served his country in the U.S. Army and was a cha...[more]

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r member of the Riverside Veterans of Foreign Wars. He worked as a route salesman for ARA Services in Cedar Rapids for 30 years. He is survived by four sons, Mark Colbert and his wife, Brenda, of Iowa City, Phil Colbert of Riverside, Paul Colbert of Cedar Rapids and Michael Colbert of Cedar Rapids; one daughter, Yvonne Bickel and her husband, Rob, of Marengo; seven grandchildren, Zoe McMann and her husband, Travis, Aaron Bickel, and Lindsey, Kelsey, Shawn, Ashley and Brooklyn Colbert; one brother, Robert Colbert of Riverside; three sisters, Dorothy Watkinson and her husband, Walter, of Riverside, Helen Slaughter of Iowa City and Johanna Sleichter and her husband, Carol, of Iowa City. He was preceded in death by his parents; a special uncle, William Colbert; a brother, Richard Colbert, a brother-in-law, Raymond Slaughter; and a sister-in-law, Lucille Colbert.