Roberta May Neitzel "Bertie"

February 23, 2018

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Together again… Roberta May (Cogley) Neitzel, “Bertie”, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, at the age of 92. She joins her beloved husband, Donald William Neitzel, who precedes her in death.

Funeral service will be Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave, Des Moines. Family will receive visitors two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Bertie was born April 18, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa. She was the daughter of John Francis and Sadie (Darnell) Cogley. She was primarily a homemaker and also worked at Des Moines General Hospital. Bertie’s first priority was family. She treasured the time she was able to spend with her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She loved photography and always had a camera with her taking pictures of family. She enjoyed scratch tickets and keeping up with her soaps.

Surviving family include her son, Ray Hansen (Renee); daughters, Kathryn Pullman and Linda Divine; daughter-in-law, Connie Hansen; brother, Russell Cogley (Bonnie); sister-in-law, Jan Cogley; eight grandchildren, Stephen Hansen (Heidi), John Hansen (Jenny), Matthew Haywood (Dana), Robert Rochat, Sherry McGill (Pat), Renee Harper (Jon), Kristi Spencer (Wolfgang), and Neil Martin (Kathy); thirteen great-grandchildren, Alexandria Hansen, Benjamin Hansen, Madelyn Hansen, Brandon McGill, Nicholas McGill, Kenadee Haywood, Joseph Harper, Jordan Hansen, Chance Haywood, Joshua Vendeweerd, Taylor Spencer, Caleb Martin, and Garrick Martin; as well as a host of other loving family members.

Bertie was preceded in death by her parents, John and Sadie Cogley; husband, Donald Neitzel; son, Vernon Hansen; brothers, Harrison, Ernest “Dutch”, Sam, and Donnie; sisters, Mable Mcfarland, Thelma Richmond, Ruth Rouse, Alice Ross, and Darlene Rouse; and two brothers in infancy.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Bertie.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com.

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