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Russell Robert Hirt

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Russell Robert Hirt

Birth
Sharon Center, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Death
17 Jul 1981 (aged 61)
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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E 123/1
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[Cedar Rapids] Gazette, Saturday, July 18, 1981

Russell R. Hirt, 61, Iowa City, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Born June 20, 1920, at Sharon Township, Johnson County, he was married to Helen M. White on May 16, 1941, at Iowa City.

The Hirts farmed in Sharon Township until 1961 when they moved to Iowa City. Mr. Hirt became involved in real estate sales and for the last 13 years was a partner in the Frantz-Hirt Agency. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Elks Lodge, the Iowa City Board of Realtors, the Johnson County "I" Club and the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce. He was past president of the Iowa City Multiple Listing Service and the City High Boosters.

Survivors in addition to his wife are two sons, Steven and James, both of Iowa City; two brothers, Stanley of Hills and Gerald of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and two sisters, Ruby Armstrong of Chadron, Neb. and Eileen Adler of Elyria, Ohio.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at George L. Gay Funeral Home in Iowa City. Burial: Memory Gardens, Iowa City. Friends may call after noon Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials donations may be given to the Mercy Hospital Foundation, Iowa City.

[Thanks to contributor #47474846 for finding the obituary, and to contributor #48266703 for the middle name.]
[Cedar Rapids] Gazette, Saturday, July 18, 1981

Russell R. Hirt, 61, Iowa City, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Born June 20, 1920, at Sharon Township, Johnson County, he was married to Helen M. White on May 16, 1941, at Iowa City.

The Hirts farmed in Sharon Township until 1961 when they moved to Iowa City. Mr. Hirt became involved in real estate sales and for the last 13 years was a partner in the Frantz-Hirt Agency. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Elks Lodge, the Iowa City Board of Realtors, the Johnson County "I" Club and the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce. He was past president of the Iowa City Multiple Listing Service and the City High Boosters.

Survivors in addition to his wife are two sons, Steven and James, both of Iowa City; two brothers, Stanley of Hills and Gerald of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and two sisters, Ruby Armstrong of Chadron, Neb. and Eileen Adler of Elyria, Ohio.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at George L. Gay Funeral Home in Iowa City. Burial: Memory Gardens, Iowa City. Friends may call after noon Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials donations may be given to the Mercy Hospital Foundation, Iowa City.

[Thanks to contributor #47474846 for finding the obituary, and to contributor #48266703 for the middle name.]


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90204041/russell_robert-hirt: accessed ), memorial page for Russell Robert Hirt (20 Jun 1920–17 Jul 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90204041, citing Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 47214540).