Joseph Regis Foley 1918-2009
TRACY, FOLEY, MCCABE, BYRNES, CLARK, FRITZ, HANZELKA, KEARNS, NAGEL
Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 10/10/2009 at 19:29:28
Joseph Regis Foley
Regis Foley, 91, of Waukon died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 6 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Martins Funeral Home, Waukon, handled arrangements.
Regis was born Joseph Regis Foley August 27, 1918 in Harpers Ferry. His parents were James and Mary (Tracy) Foley. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s at Paint Rock Catholic Church. Regis attended rural school near Harpers Ferry, went to Immaculate Conception High School in Lansing for two years, and graduated from Harpers Ferry High School.
June 16, 1942 he married Frances Elizabeth McCabe at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Regis and Frances moved to a dairy farm near Harpers Ferry where they worked together and raised their family. Regis loved the farm and took particularly good care of his land, equipment, and livestock. He enjoyed the beauty of the country as well as the opportunity to raise his family in the farming environment. In 1974, they semi-retired and moved to Waukon, where Regis worked for Waukon Equity Coop and Waukon Feed Ranch. He enjoyed the continuing camaraderie with his fellow farmers.
Regis was a devoted member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, attending services daily when he was able. He was also a member of St. Matthew’s Council of Knights of Columbus. Along with the farm, his family and friends were very important to him. For many years he and Frances enjoyed loading up the motor home and spending several weeks in the south during the winter.
Survivors include six children, Mary (Frank) Byrnes, Kathy Clark, and Joan (Tom) Fritz, all of Waukon, Jane (Norb) Hanzelka of Hiawatha, Rita (Steve Pesavento) Kearns of Golden Valley, MN, and James Foley of Radnor, PA; 10 grandchildren, Mary (Stacy) Borchers, Brian (Cindi) Byrnes, Amy (Kevin) Stopko, Lori Sass, Tracey Hammell, Angie (Matt) Kenny, Kelli (Dan) Buchenau, Kristal (Travis) Donahue, Meghan (Chad) Kohlenberg, and Melissa Fritz; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Leo Foley of Waukon; and two brothers-in-law, LeRoy (Marcella) McCabe and Leo McCabe, both of Waukon. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Frances, who died in 2000; and a sister, Mary Nagel.
Casketbearers were Frank Byrnes, Tom Fritz, Stacy Borchers, Brian Byrnes, Kevin Stopko, Matt Kenny, Dan Buchenau, Travis Donahue, and Chad Kohlenberg.
Waukon, Iowa newspaper, THE STANDARD, October 7, 2009.
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