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Leo Joseph Delay
Leo Joseph Delay
Monticello
Leo Joseph Delay, 76, of Monticello, Iowa, passed away at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Monday April 10, 2023, after a sudden illness with his family by his side.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with interment in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Castle Grove. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, where a parish vigil service will be held at 3 p.m. By visiting goettschonline.com you may share your thoughts, memories and condolences with Leo’s family and sign the online guest book.
Surviving is his wife of 49 years, Rose; daughter, Jennifer (Marc) James of Mount Vernon; son, Mark Delay of Portland, Ore.; brother, Bill Delay of Monticello; brothers/sisters-in-law, Allan (Mary) Wolfe, Dianne Wolfe, Beverly Sather and Richard Stenberg; many nieces and nephews; and special god-child, Hannah Rose Wehlre.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Elsie (English) Delay; a sister, Sister Joan Marie PBVM; and in-laws, William and Beulah Wolfe, John Wolfe, Delaine Sather and Mary Stenberg.
Leo was born Nov. 8, 1946, at Anamosa Hospital to William and Elsie (English) Delay. Leo attended Sacred Heart School and graduated in 1965. He started farming with his brother on the century farm in Castle Grove and continued until his death. On Sept. 8, 1973, he married Rose Wolfe at St Ann’s Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. He enjoyed traveling, flying, playing cards, snowmobiling and spending time with his family. He served on the board of Castle Grove Mutual Insurance and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He will be remembered for his love of faith, family, friends and farming.
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