Dolores Patricia Lighthall Strauch Opatz, 88, of Lisbon, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Clarence Nursing Home.  Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids is caring for Dolores and her family.

Dolores was born November 4, 1928 in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Ray "Pat" and Florence (Lower) Mead in her grandparent's home.

Dolores is survived by her husband Al Opatz of Lisbon; two sons Bill (Sandy) Lighthall of Lisbon and Steve (Tasha) Strauch of Iowa City; daughter-in-law Cindy Strauch of Hiawatha; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; step-son Ken (Ann) Opatz of Lisbon; two step-daughters Diane (Nic) Muni of Oxford, Ohio and Linda (John) Roemhild of Cincinnati, Ohio; nine step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; her sister JoAnne (Skeeter) Knodle and her brother Dick Mead both of Freeport, Illinois, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands Richard Lighthall and Eugene Strauch, her son Robert Strauch, and her sister Phyllis Romeo.

Memorials may be directed to the family c/o Bill Lighthall, 943 B Willow Lane, Lisbon, Iowa 52253.

The family would to extend a special acknowledgement to the Clarence Nursing Home as well as the staff at Iowa City Hospice for their outstanding care and kindness.