Elizabeth "Betty" Barbara Fuhrmeister Koss, 89 of Solon, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the Solon Nursing Care Center . Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 8, 2010 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Solon. Visitation will be 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel in Solon, where there will be a 6 p.m. parish vigil and rosary. Burial will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery. Brosh Chapel in Solon is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth was born April 27, 1921 in Iowa City , IA , the daughter of Charles & Elizabeth Semrad Fuhrmeister. Elizabeth attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Iowa City . She married Edward J. Koss on December 30, 1940 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City . Elizabeth was a homemaker and helped her husband on the family farm in rural Solon. She was a member of the Altar Society, PTA and a life long member of the Foresters and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Elizabeth was a loving wife, devoted mother, grandma & Bubbi. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her family and all that knew her.

Elizabeth is survived by her four children; James (Linda) Koss of Solon, Nancy (Mark) Heathman of Cedar Rapids, Bonnie Lacina of Solon, Donald (Sheri) Koss of North Liberty, fifteen grandchildren; Linda (Brian) Bourgeois, Janet (Bud) Cavanah, Susan (Ron) Tremblay, James Jr. (Brenda) Koss, Tiffany Koss, Jody (Jamie) Miller, Jamie (Matt) Smith, Dustin Koss, Kristy (John) Shaw, Nicky (Jeremy) Ashby, Kyle Heathman, Debra (Ryan) Suchomel, Matt (Jessica) Lacina, Kimberly Frees, Karen (Erik) Taber, twenty-three great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, a brother Robert (Gertie) Fuhrmeister and two sister-in-laws; Caroline Shimek and Lois Fuhrmeister.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Edward, five siblings; Margaret Carson, Louis Fuhrmeister, Esther & Marceline Fuhrmeister and Maxine Bowman, a son-in-law Ray Lacina, a granddaughter Tammy Heathman and a great-grandson Dayton Koss.