Shirley Caparula, 78, of Davenport passed away at Manor Care Davenport on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Funeral services will be held 10:00AM Friday (3/5) at the Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be 4-7PM on Thursday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran School Building Fund or Genesis Medical Center Auxiliary. Online condolences may be made at www.TheRungeMortuary.com.
Shirley was born June 5, 1931 in Davenport, IA the daughter of Ferdinand and Estelle (Murphy) Haak. Shirley was united in marriage to Jim Hintze Jr. earlier in life. On September 18, 1981 she remarried to Robert Caparula in Davenport.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Genesis Medical Center Auxiliary, and Davenport County Club. She was actively involved in the Miss Iowa Pageant, where she escorted Miss Iowa to the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.
Shirley was an avid golfer, and enjoyed volunteering at the John Deere Golf Classic as a scorer and worked in the information booth. Shirley had loved playing bridge and during her early years had master bridge points. More recently she enjoyed visiting the boats to play the slots.
Survivors include her husband, Robert, Davenport; two daughters, Julie (Dan) Sikora, Big Bend, WI, JoAnn “Tootie” (Dwayne) Adkins, Clarksville, TN; two sons, James (Mary) Hintze III, Berkeley Heights, NJ, John (Tracey) Hintze, Davenport; step children, Joseph (Kristine) Caparula, Madison, WI, James (Cathy) Caparula, Rock Island, IL and Michael Caparula, Hoopeston, IL; 9 grandchildren; sister, Sharon (Ken) Lybarger, Davenport; one niece and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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