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Foley, Loretta
Loretta Foley, 92, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center following a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Belle Plaine by the Rev. Brian Dellaert, celebrant, and Deacon Joe Behounek. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, where there will be a rosary at 6:30 p.m.
She is survived by foster children, Tom Martin and Terri (Rick) Crongaugh; sister-in-law, Sister Mary Corrine Foley of Davenport; and brother-in-law, Ray (Rose) Foley of Belle Plaine.
Loretta was preceded in death by her husband, James; parents, James and Julia Siepmann; brother, Leo (Ruth) Siepmann; and sisters, Bernadine (Beryl) Bemis and Pat (Art) Jagim.
A memorial fund has been established.
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