Obituary of Floraine Lloyd

Floraine “Rene” Lloyd, age 88 of rural Iowa City died Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Atrium Village in Hills, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Friday, February 10, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hills, with burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 pm Thursday, followed by a rosary at 6 pm at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center, or St. Joseph Catholic Church. To share a memory or condolence with her family please visit Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service website @ www.gayandciha.com. Floraine “Rene” Beltz was born November 10, 1934, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Vincent and Lucinda (Smith) Beltz. She attended Iowa City schools, graduating from City High School. She later enrolled at Kirkwood Community College graduating with the first class in the Registered Nursing Program. She also attended the University of Iowa. For over 27 years she worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital, most of those years as an operating room nurse. While at the VA, she was involved with teaching nursing students, and was also a lecturer and published author in her field. Even after retiring she often shared her knowledge and love of nursing. She remained connected to her nursing profession with memberships in both state and national nursing organizations. On June 2, 1953, she married her sweetheart Olin L. Lloyd “Tex”. The couple enjoyed so much in their lives, but most important to them both was their family. There were no limits to their love, devotion and generosity to their family and friends. In later years the couple spent winters in Arizona, Texas, and Arkansas making new friendships that would last a lifetime. She enjoyed gardening and nature’s beauty, especially birds and fishing. She was a great cook and known for her rhubarb custard and raspberry cream cheese pies, as well as ranger cookies. In her later years she enjoyed spoiling her pets. In 2021, Rene joined the Catholic Church, something that she had felt drawn to for many years. She attended mass in the chapel at Atrium Village as she was able, and enjoyed Fr. Hai’s daily visits. Rene’s family includes her children, John (Michelle) Lloyd, Cynthia Hotka, Gerry (Lois) Lloyd and Janice Willhite; her grandchildren, Jacob (Lisa) Lloyd, Jessica (Anthony) Black, Morgan (Andrew) Hockenson, Melanie (Reid) Hockenson, Joseph (Molly) Hotka, Geoffrey (Rachel) Lloyd, Daniel (Larah) Lloyd, Malia (Devin) Gallentine, Lanea (Dean) Soteropulos and Kyle Lloyd; great grandchildren, Leah Black, Madelyn, Blaise, and Alina Hockenson, Jadeyn, Josey, and Jones Hotka, Eve and James Gallentine, Sunny Lloyd, and William Gilliland; siblings, Mavis Rossie, Daniel Beltz and Paul Beltz. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Olin; two son-in-laws, Frank Willhite and Gary Hotka; grandson, Matthew Lloyd; siblings, Betty Perry (Dick), Raymond “Dean” Beltz, Jack Beltz and Shirley Beltz. Rene’s family would like to thank Essence of Life Hospice, Atrium Village of Hills, and Fr. Hai Dinh for their continued compassionate care of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and dear soul.