Lloyd Hahn

LLOYD HAHN

Sigourney

Lloyd W. Hahn, 87, of Sigourney, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.

Lloyd was born July 17, 1927, in rural Keokuk

County, to Anton and Frances (Pitsch) Hahn. He attended Chastine country school and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1944. Lloyd was drafted into the Army and served during the Korean conflict. For his service he was awarded the Occupation Medal, United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars. On Sept. 3, 1953, he married Mary Hammes at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The couple lived and farmed in the Hayesville community and recently moved to Deerview Assisted Living.

In addition to farming, Lloyd worked in maintenance at the University of Iowa for 10 years and First Resources for 15 years.

He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney, where he taught Sunday school for 17 years, Farm Bureau, Seneca Area Agency on Aging, the Keoco Auction board, served as chairman for Milestones, was a Master Gardener and received the Governor's Volunteer Award.

Lloyd enjoyed teaching children and teenagers, playing cribbage, John Wayne movies and was an avid reader, but, above all, he enjoyed his family.

Lloyd's family includes his wife, Mary of Sigourney; nine children, Sheryl (Ron) Sieren of Fairfield, Susan (Jim) Sieren of Sigourney, David (Angie) Hahn of Canton, Ill., Diane (Mark) Cavin of Sigourney, Mary Ellen (Pat) Clubb of Keswick, Daniel Lee Hahn, who was stillborn, Myron (Angie) Hahn of Cedar Rapids, Karen Hahn of Canton, Ill., and Kristine (Tim) Kibbee of Grinnell; 33 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Bernard (Phyllis) Hammes of Sigourney.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Robert and Errol; grandsons, Zachary Clubb and Braxton Hahn; and great-grandson, Emmett Fineran.

Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 6, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney, with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Sigourney, at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney, where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m. Visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church on Monday.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Keokuk County Hospice.

Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Lloyd and his family.

Tributes may be left at www.powellfuneral homes.com under obituaries.