BLY, Joseph Allen 1957-2005

MOEN, BLY, LOVEJOY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/27/2009 at 10:35:48

Joe Bly

OSAGE, IOWA — Joseph Allen Bly, 47, of Osage died Wednesday, (May 4, 2005) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, at Interstate Park in Mitchell, with the Rev. Wayne Ellingson officiating. Please bring your own chair to the service at the park.

Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Mitchell, with military honors at the grave by Osage V.F.W. Post 7920.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, and will continue one hour before services at the Interstate Park on Monday.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

[ Globe Gazette - May 5, 2005 ]
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Joseph Allen Bly

OSAGE, IOWA — Joseph Allen Bly, 47, of Osage died Wednesday (May 4, 2005) at his home in Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Interstate Park in Mitchell with the Rev. Wayne Ellingson officiating. Please bring your own chair to the service at the park. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Mitchell with military honors by Osage V.F.W. Post 7920.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, and will continue one hour before services at the Interstate Park on Monday.

Joe was born July 23, 1957, in Osage, Iowa, the son of Ervin Bly and Norma (Lovejoy) Moen. Joe served in the United States Navy. He was an employee of Osage Manufacturing for 23 years.

Joe enjoyed outdoor activities and writing poems, some of which he had published. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Joe's granddaughter, Hailey, was his pride and joy. Joe's wishes were carried out to be at home with the loving help of his cousin, Diana Bly.

Joe is survived by a daughter, Sheila (Bly) Taylor and husband, David, of Cedar Falls; a granddaughter, Hailey Taylor of Cedar Falls; his mother, Norma Moen and husband, Gene, of Nora Springs; three sisters, Vickie (Bly) Norby and husband, Bill, of Rudd, Michelle (Bly) Warner and husband, Keith, of Rockford, Kelly (Bly) Miller and husband, Dean, of Rudd; two brothers, Rick Bly and wife, Sandy, of Virginia Beach, Va., and Kris Bly of Osage; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ellis and Hilda Bly and Wilder and Fama Lovejoy; and his father, Ervin Bly.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, (641) 732-3706.

[Globe Gazette]