Doris M. Lary

Doris M. Lary, age 82, of Council Bluffs, passed away December 9, 2011, at Longview Nursing Home in Missouri Valley, Iowa.

She was born August 13, 1929 in Adams County, Iowa to the late Robert H. and Ruth V. (Sampson) Cozad. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School. Doris married Robert H. Lary on October 11, 1947. She was a desk clerk at the Chieftan Hotel for many years. Doris was a member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary.

Doris was preceded in death by her son, Robert H. Lary, Jr.; infants, Kathy A. Lary and Donald E. Lary; daughter, Connie Jo Lary-Koebel; and great grandson, Gasper F. Koebel.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert H. Lary, Sr., of Council Bluffs; daughter, Linda R. Walls, of Treynor, Iowa; 6 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter; brother, Marvin (Betty) Cozad, of Council Bluffs; sister-in-law, Josephine Shuster Cozad, of Texas.

Visitation with the family, Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel. Funeral Service, Friday, 1 p.m., at the mortuary with Rev. Dr. Eberhard A. Hering officiating. Interment Cedar Lawn Cemetery with a lunch following at the Masonic Temple. Memorials to the family or Alzheimer's Association preferred.

This obituary was originally published in The Daily Nonpareil.