The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, October 18, 1996              TAG: 9610180465
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   21 lines

FLORENCE E. IOBST

Florence E. Iobst, 71, of the 300 block of McCosh St. died Oct. 15, 1996, in a local hospital.

A native of Allentown, Pa., Mrs. Iobst was formerly of Norfolk and was the widow of William Henry Iobst. She was a devoted homemaker.

Survivors include her daughters, Janice L. Saunders of Winter Springs, Fla., Linda L. Pascoe of Norfolk, Susan M. Davis of Portsmouth and Serena D. Lucy of Virginia Beach; sons, Raymond W. Iobst of Chesapeake, William H. Iobst Jr. of Suffolk and Bryan S. Iobst of Apopka, Fla.; sisters, Lena Beitler and Ruth Dauscher, both of Allentown; a brother, David Hassler of Memphis, Tenn.; and nine grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, by the Rev. Terry Beck. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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