HAGARTY, Daniel Maurice 1952-2020

HAGARTY, SHIMPACH, SULLIVAN, HAWKENSON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 5/14/2020 at 13:15:06

Daniel Maurice Hagarty

June 15, 1952 - May 11, 2020

Obituary--

Daniel Maurice Hagarty, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Monday May 11, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City from cancer.

He was born June 15, 1952, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Maurice James and Mary Louise Shimpach Hagarty.

Daniel graduated from Cedar Falls High School and later earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from the University of Iowa.

Daniel served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War as a radio operator on his beloved ship, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk CV-63, an aircraft carrier. He was a member of the Cedar Falls American Legion.

Daniel lived in Seattle, Washington, for several years and worked in the legal department at Bell Telephone. He was an artist and once traveled to Novosibirsk, Soviet Russia, where he was invited to display his work in shows.

Survivors include: three brothers, James E. (Willenda Kay) and Thomas P. (Catherine) all of Cedar Falls, and Patrick J. (Traci) of Waterloo; four sisters, Rosemary (LaVern) Millard of Independence, Kathryn A. (Thomas) Caley, Paulette L. Hawkenson, and Margaret R. Ackerman all of Cedar Falls; a sister-in-law, Janice Hagarty and an aunt Virginia Shimpach all of Cedar Falls; also several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins.

Preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert E.; a sister Theresa J. Sullivan; and a nephew, Jacob L. Hawkenson.

Services: Due to the pandemic, a Memorial Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church and inurnment in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, will take place at a later date with military rites. Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, Waterloo, is assisting the family.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Daniel loved his Irish Heritage, big family, Iowa Hawkeyes, the Iowa State Fair, a cup of coffee and making others laugh. “May the Road Rise to Meet You, Daniel”

SOURCE: Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service