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Rita S. Honaker, 70, of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Quincy, died Friday, Sept. 22nd following an automobile accident near Burlington.She was born April 21, 1936, the daughter of Homer Quinlan and Myrl Griffin Clark, and grew up in Perry, Missouri and Quincy.She graduated from Quincy High School in 1954 and attended the University of Iowa for two years. She married James H. Honaker of Quincy on May 12, 1956. He preceeded her in death in 1991.While living in Quincy, Mrs. Honaker was a member of the Cedar Crest and Spring Lake Country Clubs and the First Christian Church. She obtained her real estate license and worked as a realtor in Quincy.She and her husband owned a radio station in Burlington, Iowa for several years. At the time of her death, she was employed as a realtor for Coldwell Banker Great River Realty in Burlington. She was a member of the Burlington Board of Realtors, the Iowa Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.She is survived by two daughters: Lisa Honaker of Freehold, New Jersey (husband Michael Arnold) and Amy Myers of Burlington (husband Rick Myers); five grandchildren, Ned and William Arnold of Freehold; Jamie, Danielle and Michelle Myers of Burlington, IA; seven great grandchildren; and two aunts, Geraldine Farrell of Monroe City, Missouri and Dora Rodefeld of Quincy.Services will be Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 11:00 am in the Hansen Spear Funeral Home with Rev. Joby Brown officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 4:00-7:30 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. Memorials in her name made to Habitat for Humanity of Quincy or the American Cancer Society would be appreciated. |
