All Obituaries

John M. “Jack” Devore, 79, of Lost Nation passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque. His memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Faith United Methodist Church in Monmouth. A visitation will be held on Monday, August 19, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Lahey & Dawson Funeral Services in Maquoketa. Burial at a later date will be at Elwood Cemetery. John was born on March 6, 1940 in Iowa City to John and Eva (Scripture)...

Eleanore C. Kruszynski, 102, of Maquoketa passed away at Crestridge Nursing Home on Friday August 16, 2019.   Her funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Albert, The Great Catholic Church at 800 S Linder Ave in Burbank, Ill. A visitation will be held on Sunday, August 18 at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Maquoketa from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a visitation held at Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral...

Mary Cook, 88, of Maquoketa, IA passed away on August 8, 2019 at the Maquoketa Care Center. Funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Friends may call on Friday, August 16 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. with a Catholic Daughters rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Maquoketa IA. Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.  Mary was born on April 3, 1931 to Ronald and Sophie (Even) Cahill...

Gloria Ann Moore Bodkin, 81, of Olin passed away at her home on July 22, 2019.   A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 27 at 11:00 a.m. at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Olin. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to the time of the service. Burial will be held at Antioch Cemetery.   Gloria was born in Jackson County, Iowa on March 26, 1938 to Alfred and Katherine (Hinrichs) Moore. She graduated from Olin High school.   Gloria married Ronnie Fowler and...

John Stevenson, 82, of Oxford Junction, formerly of Charlotte passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at his home in Oxford Junction.   A Funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oxford Junction on Tuesday, July 23 at 10:00 a.m. Friends may call on Monday, July 22 at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Oxford Junction from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Burial will be held at the Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Charlotte.   John Stevenson was born on November 11, 1936 in...

Robert “Bob” Fairley, 83, of Olin passed away on July 16, 2019 at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. A visitation will be held on Friday, July 19, 2019 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Olin, Iowa. A private Graveside service will be held on Saturday at the Olin Cemetery. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Robert Virgil Fairley was born on June 25, 1936 in Illinois to Raymond and Dorothy (Worden) Fairley. He...

Naomilee Petersen, formerly of Olin, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8th at the Clarence Nursing Home. Memorial service will be held July 13th at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Anamosa at 5:00 pm, visitation for one hour before. Lahey & Dawson Funeral Service is assisting her family. Naomilee was born August 18th, 1927 in Anamosa, IA to Lee and Stella (Porter) Crain. Naomilee worked at Hybred Seeds until she started farming with Bud. She loved her International...

Helen Muhl, 95, of Oxford Junction passed away at the Maquoketa Care Center on July 8, 2019.   A private graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Mayflower Cemetery in Oxford Junction at 11:00 a.m. Lahey and Dawson Funeral Service is assisting the family at this time.   Helen Louise Harms was born on April 16, 1924 to Fred and Bess (Wosoba) Harms. She married Merle H. Muhl on January 3, 1942 in Oxford Junction.   Helen was an excellent cook and an...

Janiece L. Thola, 91, of Charlotte passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in the Alverno Home in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, July 6 at 10:30 A.M. at the Assumption Catholic Church in Charlotte with a one hour visitation before the service.  Friends may call on Friday, July 5 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Maquoketa. Burial will be held at the Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Charlotte immediately following the Funeral...

 Ronald Lewis Adrian, 95, formerly of Elwood, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 at the Martin Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was born on May 24, 1924 to Bernice and August E. Adrian. He graduated from Elwood High School in 1941, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Sept. 3rd, 1950 he was united in marriage to Wilma Wilken in Preston, Iowa. Together they farmed southeast of Elwood for many years until moving to Cedar Falls in 2012. He was a member of the...