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Germaine Gibney
GERMAINE DEENY GIBNEY
Newhall
Germaine Deeny Gibney, 87, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following an extended illness.
A Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Newhall with Father Ivan Nienhaus as celebrant. Visitation also will be held at the church from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Interment will be held at St. Michael's Cemetery in Norway. A memorial fund has been established.
Germaine Theresa Deeny was born Dec. 17, 1927, on a farm near Jackson Junction in Winneshiek County to Francis and Laura (Nienhaus) Deeny.
She was united in marriage to James T. Gibney Jr. on Nov. 18, 1947. The couple farmed near Norway for many years until moving to Newhall after their retirement. They enjoyed square dancing for many years. As a farm wife, Germaine especially loved spring on the farm, a time for planting and calving and baby pigs arriving. Her husband, James, preceded her in death on March 29, 2009. They celebrated 61 years of marriage.
Germaine was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Norway American Legion Auxiliary. She was a volunteer at the VA Hospital in Iowa City and at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
She is survived by her sons, Steven (Sandi) Gibney of Van Horne and Wayne (Carmen) Gibney of Atkins; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; her brother, Cornell Deeny of Eagle Grove; her sisters, Marcella Stallman of Fairfax and Marion Brockhammer of West Union; her sisters-in-law, Helen Deeny of West Union, Correne Deeny of Waterville, Minn., and Mary Alice Gibney of Norway; her brother-in-law, Robert (Sara) Stark of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Bernard, Donald and Charlie; her sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Bill Balk; her brothers-in-law, Chuck Brockhammer, Jake Stallman and Ambrose Gibney; and her sister-in-law, Laura Deeny.
Her family extends a special thank you to the staffs of Ridgeview Assisted Living, Hallmar and Mercy Hospice for their loving care.
Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements and condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneral
homes.com.
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