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FARRELL, Joseph William 1922-2003

FARRELL, FREDRICK, MARKER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/2/2009 at 11:33:04

Joseph Farrell, 80, a resident of 1947 Jerry Avenue, Charles City, died Monday, July 28, 2003, at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City, Iowa.

A funeral Mass for Joseph Farrell will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Carl Ries, pastor, will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City where the St. Theresa Circle will recite the Rosary at 4:30 p.m. and where there will be a Vigil Scriptural Wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church an hour prior to the Mass.

Joseph William Farrell was born December 6, 1922, near Elkader, the son of Edward and Lucy (Fredrick) Farrell. He attended school at Volga. On March 6, 1944, he was united in marriage to Almina Maxine Marker at Charles City. Joseph worked at the Oliver/White Farm Corporation from 1943 until his retirement in 1984. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. His main hobby was work, but also took pleasure in working on cars, collecting and restoring grain scales, and watching stock car races. Joseph will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather.

Living family members include his wife, Almina Maxine Farrell of Charles City; three sons, John (Shelli) Farrell of Charles City, Kenneth (Julaine) Farrell of New Hampton and Jerry (Sherry) Farrell of Cedar Falls; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Lucille (Andrew) Kozul of Troy, Ohio, and Patricia (Bob) Geno of Harpers Ferry; and a brother, Edward (Eleanor) Farrell of Strawberry Point.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson, Rodney Farrell, a brother, John Farrell who was killed in World War II, and five sisters, Mildred Kraus, Mae Conrey, Marian Copic, Calista Meyer, and Irene Thyer.

The family suggests memorials be directed to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.


 

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