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Saturday, October 5, 2024
LaVern Schaul
Age: 76
City: Masonville
Funeral Home
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Saturday, October 5, 2024
LaVern Schaul
LaVern Schaul
Masonville
LaVern Schaul, 76, of Masonville, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at Regional Medical Center in Manchester, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, October 7, 2024, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home in Manchester. An additional visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Masonville with the Reverend Garbriel Anderson officiating. Burial will take place at a later date at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Masonville.
Memorials in LaVern’s memory may be given to his family and will be designated at a later date.
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