Dayle Kavanagh Obituary Dayle Lymon Kavanagh, 87, of 808 Johnson Street Road, Keokuk, died at 4:00 AM Sunday, September 22, 2002 at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, Iowa. He was born June 10, 1915, in Lamoni, Iowa, the son of Terance and Nellie McDonald Kavanagh. He married Irma M. Rockenbach on February 1, 1936, in Carthage, Illinois. She preceded him in death on July 25, 1992. He had served in the United States Navy during World War II. He lived most of his adult life in Keokuk but had lived in Hemet, California from 1979 to 1995. He had been employed as an electrician for Union Electric for 35 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Keokuk American Legion and Hamilton V.F.W. He and his wife enjoyed square dancing and traveling. He is survived by one son, Jack Kavanagh and his wife, Marla, of Keokuk; two granddaughters, Cindy Day and her husband, Greg, of Washington State and Gail Forbis and her husband, Jim, of California; two great grandsons, Joshua and Keith Day; one great granddaughter, Megan Kavanagh; one great great granddaughter, Caitlin Day; a niece, Sally Beaird and her husband, Kenny, of Keokuk; a nephew, Terry Jennings and his wife, Betty; a sister-in-law, Dorotha Kavanagh of Hamilton, Illinois; a step niece, Janet Whitaker and her husband, Kenneth, of Hamilton, Illinois; and two step nephews, Roger Biggs and his wife, Judy, and Gerald Biggs and his wife, Joyce. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two brothers and two sisters. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at Keokuk National Cemetery with Rev. Fred Lohman officiating. Inurnment was in Keokuk National Cemetery.