Elaine Marie Hayward Flagel (1947-2019)

HAYWARD, SCHARFF, FLAGEL

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 2/13/2019 at 17:45:34

Elaine M. Flagel, 71, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday evening, February 12, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, Iowa.

A celebration of Elaine's life will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, February 18, 2019, at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held prior to the services from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Sutton Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa.

Elaine Marie Hayward was born on November 17, 1947 in Dubuque, Iowa, to George and Darien (Scharff) Hayward. She started out at country school in Hurstville and then attended Maquoketa schools. She married Larry Allen Flagel on April 18, 1964 in Maquoketa, Iowa. He preceded her in death on December 27, 2002.

Elaine had worked at Teledyne Metal in Maquoketa as a machinist for ten years, and later retired from Imagine The Possibilities as a direct support specialist.

Elaine was a great cook who liked working on puzzles, watching QVC and soap operas with "Days Of Our Lives" being her favorite. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Those left to honor Elaine's memory include her daughters, Shannon (Nathan) Reid of Marquette, KS, and Sheri (Joey) Trivette of Maquoketa, IA; her mother, Darien Hayward of Dubuque, IA; 6 grandchildren, Cherity (Nathan) Indorf, Mercedes (Logan) Lucas, Branden Weis, Shelby Hardison, Alexis Hardison, Dakota Hardison; 4 great-grandchildren, Camry Lucas, Ryot Indorf, Audi Schwenn and Sawyer Lucas; brothers, Wade (Kathy) Hayward of Dubuque, IA, and Larry Hayward of Bolivar, MO; and a sister, Karla Schramm of Dubuque, IA. She was preceded in death by her father, her husband, a brother Louis and a sister Susan.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, an Elaine M. Flagel memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.