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Jennifer Hayes
JENNIFER MARY (JACK) HAYES
Fort Dodge
Jennifer Mary (Jack) Hayes, 64, of Fort Dodge, died peacefully in her sleep on March 3, 2022, after a long illness.
Jennifer grew up in Oelwein, graduated from OCHS in 1976, and attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. In 1981, Jennifer served in the U.S. Army at Fort Dix, N.J. After her military service, she returned to Oelwein. She then moved
to Cedar Rapids in 1990, where she met her husband, Donald Hayes. They were married in 1992.
While living in Cedar Rapids, she was active in her church, where she volunteered in the office. After the derecho destroyed her home in Marion, she moved to Fort Dodge.
Jennifer is survived by her husband, Don of Fort Dodge; a brother, James, of Cedar Park, Texas, and his wife, Gloria; a sister, Stephanie of Cambridge, Mass., and her husband, Michael Berry; two cousins; three nephews; and one niece.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Darold and Joanne Jack; her uncle and aunt, Darwin and Mary Jack; and one cousin, Leslie Jack, all of of Oelwein.
Jennifer's memorial service will be at 11 a.m. July 16 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Oelwein.
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