OBITUARIES LaNora L. Boggess

OBITUARIES

LaNora L. Boggess

CEDAR FALLS — LaNora L. Boggess, 72, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

She was born on July 1, 1943 in Clarion, daughter of Paul and Ruth (Daggett) Sheehan.

She married Donald Boggess in 1983 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. She graduated from Clarion High School and was a nurse’s aide at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home and later a private care giver. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.

Survived by: her husband, Don; two daughters, Anita (Jerry) Boland of Cedar Falls and Gina (Kevin) Jaeger of Cedar Falls; two sons, Todd (Eileen) Boggess of Urbandale and Marc Boggess of Cedar Falls; 11 grandchildren: Elizabeth, Madison, Erin, Nolan, Laura, Carter, Mayce, Blake, Haley, Mallorie, and Ella; two brothers, John (Candy) Sheehan of Clarion, Mike (Cindy) Sheehan of Cedar Falls; three sisters, Jean (Ronald) Brooks of Rowan, Pauline Michels of Des Moines and Kathy Steen of Cedar Falls; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by: two brothers, Dennis and Nick Sheehan; sister-in-law, Linda Sheehan; and beloved dog, Duke.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John American Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo. Visitation from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Service, Cedar Falls 319-266-3525.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com.

Gregory W. Barker

Gregory W. Barker, 88, of Little Cedar, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at the Faith Home in Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Little Cedar United Methodist Church in Little Cedar with the Rev. Dr. Rhoda Preston officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with military honors at the grave by Osage V.F.W. Post 7920. Visitation will be from 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Champion- Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.

For those unable to attend the funeral service, the family welcomes them to join them for lunch and fellowship at 11:15 a.m.

Wednesday at the Osage V.F.W. Club.

Gregory was born May 2, 1927, to George and Mary (Murphy) Barker, on the family farm near Little Cedar. He graduated from Little Cedar High School in 1945. On July 15, 1951, he married Phyllis Thompson at the First United Methodist Church in Osage. Gregory lived on the family farm all of his life, except for the two years from Jan. 1955 to Jan. 1957 that he served in the U.S. Army. Gregory was a member of the Little Cedar United Methodist Church. He served as a church youth leader and a 4-H leader for many years. Gregory loved to be on the farm – in the field or with the livestock. He enjoyed following his family in sporting events, woodworking, the Mitchell County Fair, and participating in organized tractor rides.

Gregory is survived by his daughter, Linda (Neil) Schroeder and their children, Martin (Allison) Schroeder, and Stacy (Nick) Haddad and children, Andrew and Isaac; his son, Galen (Audrey) Barker and their children, Garrett (Nicole) Barker and children, Madison and Kinsley, and Brittany Barker and son, Lane; his son, Gorden (Kim) Barker and their children, Dustin Barker and Colin Barker; his son, Glen (Carrie) Barker and their children, Brandon Barker, Brett Barker and Breana Barker; and sisters-in-law, Charlotte Barker, Shirley Sletten, Irene Thompson and Pat Thompson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Phyllis Barker in 2003; brother, Dean Barker; sister, Helen Young; and brothersin- law, Charles Young, Dean Thompson, Marvin Thompson and Darrell Sletten.

Information available and condolences accepted at www.

champion-bucheitfuneralhome.com, Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 641-732-3706.

Dean Edwards

GREENE — Funeral services for Dean Ellis Edwards, 94, of Greene, will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at the First Presbyterian Church in Greene with Pastor Cathy Belles and the Rev. Msgr. Walter Brunkan officiating. Burial will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at Retz Funeral Home, 519 N. First St., Greene, and will continue one hour before services at the church on Monday.

There will be a prayer service at 6 p.m.

Dean Edwards passed away on Nov. 11, 2015, at the Valley View Care Center in Greene. Arrangements have been entrusted to Retz Funeral Home, 519 N. First St., Greene, 641-823-4457, www.retzfh.

com.

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