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Ben Ploof Obituary
Ben and Carol Ploof, this couple married for over 61 years, separated only by hours of each other's death, are back together for eternity, dying on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the Coralville United Methodist Church. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 to 7:30 pm, concluding with Masonic Memorial Services at 7:30pm, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. A memorial scholarship fund will be established in their memory through the Masonic Lodge of Iowa. To share a memory, thought or condolence, please go to the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com.
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April 19, 2019
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4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service - Iowa City2720 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240
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23
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Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service - Iowa City2720 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240
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