"Don and Family, So sorry t hear about the loss of your mother. We will keep you all in our prayers. May God and your friends give you comfort in the weeks ahead. In sympathy, Larry and Marcy Clausen"
In loving memory of
M. Iola Coss
October 8, 1917 - September 2, 2019
M. IOLA COSS
MUSCATINE, Iowa - M. Iola Coss, 101, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2019, at Lutheran Living Senior Campus.
A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019 at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Reverend Alex Kindred will officiate. Pallbearers will be her grand and great grandsons, Michael Coss, Matthew Coss, Andrew Coss, Benjamin Coss, Maxwell Barrett, and Tucker Barrett. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Coss and Brady Barrett.
Visitation will be from 9:30 until 11 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church or Camp Courageous of Iowa. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com
Iola was born on October 8, 1917, in Nichols, Iowa, the daughter of Nels and Murney McHenry Christofferson. She married Floyd 'Red' Coss on February 24, 1937 in Monmouth, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 1987.
She worked and took care of the farm with her husband. She was a member of the Atalissa Church of Christ and attended First Christian Church in Muscatine.
Iola was one of eleven siblings and loved to cook. She enjoyed reading, gardening, and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She loved to watch the ball games.
Iola is survived by her two sons, Donald E. Coss, of Muscatine, and Jerry Coss and wife, Joyce, of Wilton; her daughter, Janice Roberts and husband, Nevin, of Muscatine; eight grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Floyd 'Red'; her daughter-in-law, Patricia Coss; four sisters, and six brothers.
Tributes
"20 years ago I was researching the Christofferson family tree. Iola was a wealth of family history and very generous with her time. She and I became good friends after many long conversations. I met her in person when my Dad (Sonny Christofferson) and I coordinated a family reunion in Muscatine Iowa. I maintained my friendship with her over the years and she never failed to send me a birthday card or a letter. I will miss her kindness and generous spirit but feel blessed to have gotten to know her. "
"Sorry to hear of Iola's passing. Will keep you all in our prayers. Bonnie Garvin Nolan"
"Our symapthy and prayers of comfort. Dyann & Dave Roby"