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

DATE: Thursday, October 17, 1996            TAG: 9610170288
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   22 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.

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. Friday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, by the Rev. Terry Beck. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

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