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Leo Eugene Foley
August 13, 1920 — April 10, 2010
Leo E. Foley, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 13th, at 11:00 AM at St. Ann's - St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, IA, with Fr. Louis Trzil and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 AM until time of service at the church on Tuesday. Martin Funeral Home of Waukon is handling arrangements.
Leo Eugene Foley was born on August 13, 1920 on the rural Harpers Ferry, IA farm of his parents, James and Mary (Tracy) Foley. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Paint Rock Catholic Church, attended rural Harpers Ferry elementary school, and graduated from Harpers Ferry High School. On June 8, 1944 he married Rose Cota at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. Leo and Rose farmed the Foley family farm for many years, operating a small dairy herd and raising beef cattle, hogs, and grain. They retired from the farm and moved to Waukon in the late 1980s.
Leo was a member of Knights of Columbus and the church choir at St. Joseph's Church. He enjoyed collecting toy tractors and miniature steam engines, which he put on wagons and displayed in special event parades throughout the area. He also enjoyed traveling and loved to fly. Leo was proud of his Irish heritage and visited there twice. Most of all he looked forward to getting together and visiting with family and friends at community and social events.
Survivors include his 4 children, William (Connie) Foley of East Lansing, MI, Rose Ann (Reuben) Lopez of Apple Valley, MN, Michael (Cindy) Foley of Harpers Ferry, IA, and Jean (Gary) Christianson of Maplewood, MN; 13 grandchildren, Jeff, David, Ryan, Adam, and Jim Foley, Bob Lopez, Seth, Hans, and Cody Christianson, Shayna Martinson, Rosalia Carson, Rebecca Collins, and Carrie Estes; and 28 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Rose; a son, Donald Leo; a sister, Mary Nagel; and a brother, Regis Foley.
His granddaughters served as honorary casketbearers and his grandsons were casketbearers.
Leo Eugene Foley was born on August 13, 1920 on the rural Harpers Ferry, IA farm of his parents, James and Mary (Tracy) Foley. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Paint Rock Catholic Church, attended rural Harpers Ferry elementary school, and graduated from Harpers Ferry High School. On June 8, 1944 he married Rose Cota at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. Leo and Rose farmed the Foley family farm for many years, operating a small dairy herd and raising beef cattle, hogs, and grain. They retired from the farm and moved to Waukon in the late 1980s.
Leo was a member of Knights of Columbus and the church choir at St. Joseph's Church. He enjoyed collecting toy tractors and miniature steam engines, which he put on wagons and displayed in special event parades throughout the area. He also enjoyed traveling and loved to fly. Leo was proud of his Irish heritage and visited there twice. Most of all he looked forward to getting together and visiting with family and friends at community and social events.
Survivors include his 4 children, William (Connie) Foley of East Lansing, MI, Rose Ann (Reuben) Lopez of Apple Valley, MN, Michael (Cindy) Foley of Harpers Ferry, IA, and Jean (Gary) Christianson of Maplewood, MN; 13 grandchildren, Jeff, David, Ryan, Adam, and Jim Foley, Bob Lopez, Seth, Hans, and Cody Christianson, Shayna Martinson, Rosalia Carson, Rebecca Collins, and Carrie Estes; and 28 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Rose; a son, Donald Leo; a sister, Mary Nagel; and a brother, Regis Foley.
His granddaughters served as honorary casketbearers and his grandsons were casketbearers.
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