Iva Bell Rumsey's Obituary
Iva B. Rumsey, 95 of San Carlos, died Nov. 1, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Stidham, Ok on Dec. 18, 1919 to Minnie and Elmer Brewer. Iva married Orbin (Bud) Rumsey in Visalia, CA where they started their life of almost 50 years together before moving to the Bay Area in 1951. Iva worked at Mills Hospital in San Mateo for over 35 years and was very active in her church and in the community. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bud; and her two brothers, Othel and James. Iva is survived by her sister Geraldine Tolbert of Visalia and she is also survived by her three children, Joyce Bister (Ed) Cameron Park, Jim (Sally) San Carlos and Derek, (Diane) Roseville, 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren all of whom she loved very much. The family would like to extend their sincere thanks to the staff of Retirement Plus in San Carlos who have cared for Iva the past 10 years. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate remembrance donations in Iva’s name to Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Dr, PO Box 1950, Clarksburg, MD 20871-1950 or to your favorite charity. Services will be held at Skylawn Funeral and Memorial Park, Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 10:00 AM.
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