Duane Litscher

DUANE LITSCHER

Stanwood

Duane William Litscher, 88, a resident of Eldridge, formerly of Stanwood, Iowa, passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at the Iowa Masonic Health Facility in Bettendorf.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Long Grove. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to St. Ann's Catholic Church or Heartland Hospice. Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born on Jan. 22, 1927, in Davenport, Duane was the son of Ben and Emma (Dammann) Litscher. On Aug. 10, 1948, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Davenport, he married Marilyn S. Hamann. She preceded him in death on May 24, 1997.

Duane started farming in Eldridge and then moved to Stanwood, where he continued to farm for many years. He retired in 1989. He was a member of the Scott County Pork Producers, Iowa Pork Producers, Scott County Farm Bureau, Stanwood Lions Club, Scott Buyers, Mississippi Valley Fair Board and Scott County Youth Board. He was a Master Pork Producer, 4-H leader for Lincoln Township, Republican delegate in Cedar County and hospice volunteer, and he volunteered at the care center in Mechanicsville, Iowa.

Those left to honor his memory include his daughter, Lisa (Calvin) Steward of Eldridge, Iowa; sons, David (Neva) Litscher of Stanwood, Iowa, and Larry (Barb) Litscher of Dayton, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Dona Cawiezell of Eldridge, Iowa.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents.

Condolences may be made to Duane's family by viewing his obituary at www.mcginnis-chambers.com.