Patricia W. Driscoll, 80 of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, April 6 at Mercy Medical Center. Funeral mass will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2007 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with inurnment held at a later date in St. Joseph's Cemetery rural Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday where there will be a 7 p.m. parish rosary.
Patricia was born July 5, 1926 in Sharon Township in Johnson County, the daughter of William and Eleanor Hurt Fuhrmeister. She married Joseph Driscoll on April 20, 1945 in Peoria, Illinois.
Patricia is survived by: daughters Doreen Goslin(Patrick) of Port Charlotte, Florida, Loreen "Lori" Hanson(Rick) of Toddville; sons Jerry A. Driscoll(Marilyn) of Hiawatha, Steven D. Driscoll(Luann) of St. Peters, Missouri, Anthony Driscoll(Julee) of Omaha, and Joseph "Jay" Driscoll(Janelle) of Cedar Rapids; eleven grandchildren Angie, Amy, Shelley, Jerry J., Leslie, Brandon, Sara, Jason, Cody, Kayla, and Troy; eight greatgrandchildren Noah, Natalie, Claire, Ava, Gabrielle, Samantha, Taryn and Olivia; a brother William Fuhrmeister(Sandra) of Iowa City.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband Joseph Sr., who died January 28, 2001, an infant daughter Shelley, her brothers Keith and Theodore Fuhrmeister, and a son in law Scott Goslin.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family at 3440 Midway Road, Toddville, Iowa 52341.