Person:Joseph Hayes (27)

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - January 31, 2011

CASCADE, Iowa - Deacon Joseph D. Hayes, 89, of Cascade, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at St. Martin's Catholic Church, Cascade, with the Rev. Daniel Krapfl officiating and the homily being given by the Rev. Douglas Loecke. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Cascade, where military rites will be accorded by the Cascade American Legion Post 528. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Reiff Funeral Home, Cascade, where there will be a Knights of Columbus Rosary recited at 7 p.m. Friends also may call after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. He was born on June 3, 1921, in Cascade, son of Cyril and Viola (Stanton) Hayes. He received his education in the Placid and St. Martin's grade and high schools in Cascade. He also attended Loras College in Dubuque. Joe served in the Navy until his retirement. He then was employed as a postmaster for 20 years. He married Agnese (Regan) Ripple on Feb. 23, 1957; she preceded him in death on Nov. 21, 2008. In 1989, he was ordained as a deacon. He served in the Navy Fleet reserves. He was a member of the Cascade American Legion Post 528, retired volunteer of the Cascade Fire Department, for which he served as chief, he was a charter member of the Dubuque County Fire Association Hall of Fame, he was a volunteer for the Red Cross for 35 years, and a member of the Cascade Knights of Columbus-Council 930. Surviving are two children, Pat (Kathy) Hayes, of Simpsonville, N.C., and Mary Ann (James) Reilly, of Omaha, Neb.; three stepchildren, Craig (Kathy) Ripple, of Eldridge, Mike Ripple, of Des Moines, and Roger (Julie) Ripple, of Cascade; 17 grandchildren, Amy (Matt) Schermerhorn, Mark (Kari) Ripple, Reggie (Tina) Ripple, Kyle Ripple, Katie (Charles) Privett, Ryan Ripple, Tara Ripple, Aaron Ripple, Dawn (Jeremy) Freerks, Melissa Ripple, Jennifer McNamara, Jeremy Hayes, Jennifer Hayes, Brendan Reilly, Isaac Reilly, Keenan Reilly and Caitlyn Reilly; 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sr. Mary Anita Therese Hayes, BVM, of Dubuque, and Rita (Ronald) Rhoads, of Lansing, Kan.; and a brother-in-law, Russal Streeper, of Onslow. He also was preceded in death by his parents; a stepson, Ronald Ripple; three sisters, Mary Monica Hayes, in infancy, Kathleen Myrick and Theresa Streeper; and a brother, James Lawrence Hayes, in infancy. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Matthias Parish in Cascade, Hospice of Dubuque and Shady Rest Care Center. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com.