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Louis D “Darby” Callahan

Birth	:	21 Jul 1924 Fillmore, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Feb 2012 Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Fillmore, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3342000, -90.8715000
Description	:	Dubuque Telegraph Herald - February 23, 2012 CASCADE, Iowa -- Louis D. "Darby" Callahan, 87, of 808 Fourth Ave SW, Cascade, formerly of 20383 Lehner Lane, Bernard, died at 4:02 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at his home in Cascade, after a four-month long battle with mantle cell lymphoma. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Fillmore, with the Rev. Douglas Loecke and the Rev. Marvin Recker officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Fillmore, where military rites will be accorded by the Cascade American Legion Post 528. Friends may call from 2 to... Read More	Dubuque Telegraph Herald - February 23, 2012 CASCADE, Iowa -- Louis D. "Darby" Callahan, 87, of 808 Fourth Ave SW, Cascade, formerly of 20383 Lehner Lane, Bernard, died at 4:02 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at his home in Cascade, after a four-month long battle with mantle cell lymphoma. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Fillmore, with the Rev. Douglas Loecke and the Rev. Marvin Recker officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Fillmore, where military rites will be accorded by the Cascade American Legion Post 528. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Reiff Funeral Home, Cascade, where there will be a prayer service at 3 p.m. Darby was very proud of his Irish heritage. He was born son of Joseph and Sarah (Rea) Callahan on July 21, 1924, on the Century Family Farm that was established in 1859. The farm in Fillmore was where he grew up, married, and continued to farm and raise his family until retiring to Cascade in 2006. He received his education in the Sacred Heart School in Fillmore. Darby was a World War II Army veteran. He married LaVonne Hunt on Jan. 12, 1949, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. They were happily married for 63 years. Darby was an independent insurance agent for Dubuque County Mutual Insurance and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance from 1948 to 2010. In 1948, he was elected to Dubuque County Mutual's Board of Directors. In 1970, he was elected president and chairman of the Board for Dubuque County Mutual, retiring in 2011. He was a member of the Cascade American Legion Post 528, and Sacred Heart Parish. Surviving are his wife, LaVonne Callahan, of Cascade; eight sons and four daughters, Patrick (JoAnn) Callahan, of Anamosa, Michael (Donna) Callahan, of Cascade, Thomas (Kim) Callahan, of Maquoketa, Mary Wright, of Phoenix, Ann Callahan, of Cascade, Gerald (Tara) Callahan, of Winona, Minn., Carol (Bret) Barner, of Martelle, Joseph (Gina) Callahan, of Dubuque, William (Diane) Callahan, of Bernard, Steven (Mary) Callahan, of Marion, Linda (Shawn) Carr, of Cascade and Robert (Barb) Callahan, of Bernard; 33 grandchildren, Dan, Beth, Sarah, Brian, Erin, Nick, Lauren, Kelli, Andy, Eric, Katie, Lori, Katie, Ryan, Hannah, Alex, Brady, Ryan, Jeff, Megan, Tony, Jared, Jacob, Darby, Sophie, Matt, Jessica, Kevin, Maggie, Jack, Riley, Nolan and Luke; four stepgrandchildren, Emily, Meghan, Ryan and Spencer; 14 great-grandchildren; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob (Katie) Hunt, of Hopkinton, Virgil (Carlyn) Hunt, of Edgewood, Norb (Josephine) Hunt, of Monticello, Dave (Rita) Hunt, of Peosta, Ralph (Gertrude) Hunt, of Bernard, and Rachel (Donnie) Budden, of Petersburg. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Bob Wright; three brothers, Jim (Jean) Callahan, Joe (Carolyn) Callahan and Bill (Mary Kay) Callahan; two sisters, Grace (Joe) Horsfield and Leona (Jacob) Wagner; his father and mother-in-law, John and Marcella Hunt; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Clyde "Bud" and Dorothy Hunt, Isabelle and Paul Takes and Russell Hunt in infancy.

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Where is Louis D “Darby” Callahan's memorial?
Louis D “Darby” Callahan's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Fillmore, Dubuque County, USA.
When did Louis D “Darby” Callahan death?
Louis D “Darby” Callahan death on 21 Feb 2012 in Cascade, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.3342000
Longitude: -90.8715000

Family Members:

Parent

Joe E. Callahan

(1876 - 1934)

Sarah M. Rea Callahan

(1890 - 1989)

Siblings

James E. Callahan

(1920 - 1991)

Leona E. Wagner

(1908 - 1982)

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