Joseph E. Franey Jr., 24 Sept 1922 – 26 Jan 2013

FRANEY, HALVORSON, HARVEY, DOUGHERTY, HATCHELL, SMITH, DRISCOLL

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 2/11/2013 at 15:39:38

Joseph Franey, 90

Celebration of life service for Joseph E. Franey Jr., 90, Williamsburg, was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Williamsburg. He died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Highland Ridge Care Center, Williamsburg. Now he can enjoy the grand and wonderful view on his porch in heaven.

A memorial fund has been established for the Elks Lodge, Cedar Rapids.

Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

Joseph E. Franey Jr. was born Sept. 24, 1922, the son of Joseph Sr. and Mildred (Halvorson) Franey. He graduated from Marengo High School, St. Ambrose University and Ohio State University.

He married Margaret Harvey in 1944. They were blessed with a daughter, Patti. Margaret died in 1972.

He then found and married his love of 38 years, Naomi Hatchell Dougherty, April 13, 1974, in Cedar Rapids. They had one daughter, Linda, and two sons, Mike and Van.

He worked as an industrial engineer for Rockwell Collins and retired from Amana Refrigeration.

The couple loved spending time with family and their friends at the Elks Lodge, Cedar Rapids. He loved being around young people and the great-grandchildren were a special light in his life. He served in World War II and was a member of the Elks Lodge and the VFW.

Franey is survived by two daughters, Patti and Steve Smith, Johnston, and Linda and Bob Driscoll, Williamsburg; two sons, Mike and Gaye Dougherty, Okoboji, and Van Dougherty, Iowa City; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret, in 1972; his second wife, Naomi, in 2011; his parents and one brother, James Franey.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 31 Jan 2013, The Gazette, 28 Jan 2013