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Julia Hoover

[July 31, 2018]   Julia Hoover, 76, of Webster City, Iowa died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Windsor Manor in Webster City.

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Julia Hoover, 76, of Webster City, Iowa died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Windsor Manor in Webster City. Graveside services were held on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Graceland Cemetery in Webster City with Reverend Craig Blaufuss officiating

Julia Ann Hoover was born March 6, 1942, in Parkers Landing, PA, the daughter of George and Margaret Hoover. She spent a portion of her youth in Lincoln, attending Lincoln Junior High School and graduating with the Class of 1960 from Lincoln Community High School.

She received her Master's degree from the University of Illinois and her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. She was a teacher in the Chicago Public School system. Julia taught one year in Kuwait and one in Scotland. When she returned to Chicago, she taught English to Russian Jewish immigrants.

After obtaining her nursing degree, she worked as a nurse for eight years in Chicago hospitals.

Julia then received her Real Estate license and started her own business, Hoover Realty, where she sold commercial real estate. She retired in 2005.

Julia is survived by her cousins, Nancy Rineheimer of Webster City IA, Jon (Sue) Doolittle of Webster City IA, Deb Kohl of Blairsburg IA, Kay Tirk of Pennsylvania and her close friends - the Kravtsov family of Chicago.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Albert Hoover and her beloved pets, Mr. Wagner and Shayna.