Starline Bilharz

Starline R. Bilharz age 71 of Nashua died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Hospice of North Iowa, Mason City. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home – Olson Chapel in Nashua, with Rev. Bill Nielsen presiding. Private family interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua. Friends may greet the family 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2015, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home – Olson Chapel, Nashua. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Starline Raye Bilharz was born August 22, 1943, in Mason City, IA, the only child of Duane and Violet (Culbertson) Peckham. Starline grew-up in both Clear Lake and Des Moines and as a child enjoyed riding the school bus, going to movies with her cousins, roller-skating, fishing and camping. She went to grade school in Clear Lake and finished high school in Des Moines. Starline worked for several years as a housekeeper and waitress. On January 29, 1977, in Albert Lea, MN, she married Randall Bilharz. The couple enjoyed fishing and camping and in her free time she loved to paint, follow the Colts and spend time with her dog, Callie. Starline is survived by her husband, Randall; three step-daughters, Christina Anderson of Colorado Springs, CO; Nicole (Ron) Levitre, Randett (Greg) Hodges, all of Denver, CO; eight step-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren; six brothers-in-law, Richard (Sharon) Bilharz of Colestrip, MT; Ronald (Janet) Bilharz, Robert (Debbie) Bilharz, all of Nashua; James (Bonnie) Bilharz of Little Falls, MN, Jerald Bilharz, Dan (Patty) Bilharz, all of Nashua; two sisters-in-law, Joan Bilharz of Sulfur Springs, TX, Susan (Paul) Sedgewick of Charles City; Cindy (Troy) Maas and children of Fairbault, MN; many cousins and her beloved dog, Callie. She was preceded in death by her parents.