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James Morgan Driscoll
James Morgan Driscoll
Harpers Ferry
James Morgan Driscoll, 90, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on May 4, 2024. Jim was born and raised in Williamsburg, Iowa. After serving in the Army, he graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1960. He was an admissions recruiter at Coe for five years before going to work as a special agent for Prudential Life Insurance Co., retiring in 1989. Jim and his wife Sallie retired to rural Harpers Ferry, Iowa, in 2003.
Jim is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sallie (Tiller); his daughter Julie (Tom) Libertini; his son J. Jeffrey (Kay) Driscoll; his granddaughters: Kelsey (Rob) Colby and Madison Driscoll; his brothers: Mike (Maureen) Driscoll and Nick (Melinda) Driscoll; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Jim was predeceased by his parents James C. and Dorothy (Morgan) Driscoll.
Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 AM on June 15 at St. Ann-St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, Iowa. Visitation will be in the parish hall from 9:30 until the start of services. Martin-Grau Funeral home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Interment will be at a later date in Williamsburg, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VMH Home Care in Waukon, WinnMed Hospice in Decorah, and Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
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