Mary Joan Cahill

CAHILL, KLEIN, JENSEN, MCCRABB, TRAVAGIAKIS, PAPPAS, CANNON, RAYNER, STEVENS, GERLING

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 5/1/2020 at 11:22:32

Mary Joan Cahill, 86, of rural West Branch died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Crestview Specialty Care in West Branch.

Graveside Committal will be at 11 AM, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at St. Bridget Cemetery in Nolan Settlement. Visitation will be Monday, April 20, 2020 from 4 to 6 PM where friends may pay their respects to Joan and her family by passing thru the front canopy at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. Signage will direct you at the visitation. Due to the COVID 19 regulations friends must remain in their cars at both the visitation and graveside committal. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Care Initiatives Hospice, 3720 Queen Ct SW, Ste 9, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 or to Friends of St. Bridget’s.

Joan was born Feb. 9, 1934 at home in rural Johnson County, the daughter of Louis and Marion Jensen Klein. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Iowa City and the Iowa City Commercial College. For 31 years, Joan was an administrative assistant at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, retiring in 2001.

On Aug. 30, 1955, Joan married Francis “Bud” Cahill at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Iowa City. Bud died in 2007.

She was a wonderful cook, enjoyed playing cards and spending time with her family and friends.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Tipton and a former member of St. Bridget’s Church in Nolan Settlement.

The family wishes to extend their appreciation to Care Initiatives Hospice and the caregivers at Crestview Care Center for the wonderful care and compassion extended to Joan and family.
Joan is survived by two sons, Bob Cahill of West Branc and Bill (Annette) Cahill of Tipton and their children, LeAnn McCrabb of Sterling, CO, John (Tryth) McCrabb of Log Lane Village, CO, and Jackson Cahill of Waterloo; two daughters, Barb Cahill of Iowa City and Cindy Travagiakis of Cedar Rapids and her children Amberlynn (Michael) Pappas of Wilmington, NC, Eric (Lindsay) Travagiakis of Cedar Rapids, Amy (Shawn) Cannon of Cedar Rapids, and Terence (Laura) Travagiakis of Cedar Rapids; nine great grandchildren; four brothers, Jim Klein of Wilmington, NC, Jack Klein of Eagen, MN, George Klein of Oxford, and Tom Klein of Iowa City; two sisters, Betty (Maynard) Rayner of Hills and Rose (David) Stevens of Borden, IN; sister-in-law, Kathy Gerling of Davenport; numerous nieces and nephews.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bud; brother and sisters-in -law, Jack Cahill, Bernice Cahill and Marilyn Klein.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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