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Donald F “Don” Franey

Birth	:	19 May 1944
Death	:	1 Sep 2015
Burial	:	Saint Patricks Cemetery, Churdan, Greene County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1605988, -94.5511017
Description	:	Funeral services for Don Franey, 71, of Jefferson will be held at 11 am Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson with burial in St. Patrick’s Cemetery west of Churdan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Friday at the Brown Funeral Home in Jefferson. A public Elks Memorial Service will be held at 7 PM at the funeral home. —————————— Donald F. Franey, the son of Charles and Agnes (Monahan) Franey, was born May 19, 1944 at Churdan, Iowa and departed this life September 1, 2015 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa. He lived his life... Read More	Funeral services for Don Franey, 71, of Jefferson will be held at 11 am Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson with burial in St. Patrick’s Cemetery west of Churdan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Friday at the Brown Funeral Home in Jefferson. A public Elks Memorial Service will be held at 7 PM at the funeral home. —————————— Donald F. Franey, the son of Charles and Agnes (Monahan) Franey, was born May 19, 1944 at Churdan, Iowa and departed this life September 1, 2015 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa. He lived his life to the age of 71 years, 3 months and 13 days. Don’s family lived near Churdan until 1947 when they moved to the Jefferson-Cooper area. Don attended school in Cooper and later graduated from the Jefferson High School in 1962. Don loved baseball and was active in coaching and umpiring Little League. He served as an umpire in the 1993 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. On March 9, 2010, Don was married to Jill Moses at the Carroll County Courthouse and they made their home in Jefferson. Don worked hard during his life to support his family. He started working at Franklin Mfg. in Jefferson where he worked for many years, then he purchased and operated a bowling alley south of Jefferson until it was lost in a fire. He purchased Bumper’s Tavern in 1983 and operated it for 2 years. He then worked as an area manager for delivery of the Des Moines Register. Later he started the Jefferson Redemption Center and also was a part-time rural mail carrier. After selling the redemption center, he continued as a mail carrier officially retiring shortly before his death. Don was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and served as Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus. Don also belonged to the Greene Co. Bowling Association and Little League Association. Don was a longtime and very active member of the Jefferson Elks Lodge No. 2306. He served as an officer for many years including serving as Exalted Ruler twice. He was also Vice President and District Deputy to the Grand Exalted Ruler for the Iowa Northwest District. One of his favorite duties was serving on the Iowa Elks State Americanism Committee which oversees the 6th grade essay contest, “What Our Flag Means to Me”. Don is survived by his wife Jill, children; Andrea Franey and Anthony Franey, both of Fort Worth, Texas, step-children; Joshua (Annette) Ireland of Carroll, Jenny (Ryan) Mobley of Jefferson and Eric (Christa) Ireland of Woodbine, three brothers; Jerry (Carolyn) Franey of Houston, TX., Jim Franey of Lanark, IL. and Dennis (Carole) Franey of Waukee, sisters-in-law; Shirley Franey of Jefferson, Julie (Pat) McDonald of Altoona, Robin (Jeff) Conner of Panora, Kristi (Mike) Winters, Pam (Don) Miner and Kim (Jack) Murphy, all of Jefferson and brothers-in-law; Troy Moses of Guthrie Center and David (Dawn) Moses of Lodi, WI. and 11 step-grandchildren. Those who preceded him in death were his parents, four brothers; Bill, Joe, Richard and John, sister, Mary, sister-in-law Pat Franey, mother-in-law Phyllis Laughery Moses and step-granddaughter Cora Leigh Ann Ireland. Mass of the Christian burial was held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 5, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson with Father Jeff Schleisman and MSGR Kevin McCoy officiating. Burial was made in the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery west of Churdan. An Elks Memorial Service was held at 7:00 P.M. Friday evening at the Brown Funeral Home in Jefferson. Serving as honorary casket bearers were the members of Jefferson Elks Lodge No. 2306.

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Donald F “Don” Franey's memorial is located at: Saint Patricks Cemetery, Churdan, Greene County, USA.
When did Donald F “Don” Franey death?
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Latitude: 42.1605988
Longitude: -94.5511017

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Isaac Franey

(1913 - 1999)

Agnes Catherine Monahan Franey

(1913 - 1962)

Siblings

Robert William “Bill” Franey

(1938 - 2006)

Thomas Joseph “Joe” Franey

(1940 - 2014)

Mary Franey Franey

(1953 - 1993)

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Coordinate: 42.1605988, -94.5511017

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14. Fair Oaks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0355988, -94.4460983

15. East Liberty Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1591988, -94.7636032

16. Wright Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0228004, -94.4477997

17. Dawson Cemetery
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18. West Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1178017, -94.7839966

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22. Immanuel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1389008, -94.8022003

23. Lake City Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2719002, -94.7574997

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Coordinate: 42.2730000, -94.7567000