Julia Heumphreus

A memorial service for Julia A. (Martin) Heumphreus 60, of Coralville will be held Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Pastor Kitch Shatzer officiating.  The family will greet friends from 2PM until 7PM. The body has been cremated.  Julia Heumphreus died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a sudden illness.  In lieu of flowers a general memorial fund has been established.

Julia Ann (Martin) Heumphreus was born January 12, 1952 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, the daughter of Russell "Gus" and Helen (Polton) Martin.  She graduated from Williamsburg High School.  On June 26, 1982 she was united in marriage to Jerry Heumphreus in Iowa City.  Julia worked as a secretary for 22 years at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and for the past 16 years as an operator in the customer service department at the Coralville Target.  She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Holbrook and she enjoyed playing Spider Solitaire, cooking, baking, grocery shopping and listening to books on tape.

Survivors include her husband Jerry, two children, Jacob and Sara Heumphreus all of Coralville, eight siblings, Connie (Jim) Cook of Parnell, IA, Shirley (Tony) Choi of Las Vegas, NV, Marcia (Don) Sterba of North Liberty, IA, Michael (Lydia) Martin of Parnell, IA, James (Brenda) Martin of North English, IA, Mary Martin of Kalona, Patty Runyan of Toledo, IA, Chuck Martin of Williamsburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Preceding Julia in death were her parents, half brother, Dick Polton and an infant brother.