LaVonne Dougherty Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of LaVonne Dougherty of Decorah, Iowa, born in Waukon, Iowa, who passed away on November 25, 2022, at the age of 96, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of LaVonne Dougherty to pay them a last tribute.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Thomas O'Malley and Florence O'Malley; her children, Dale Dougherty (Arlene) of Decorah, IA, Connie Johnson (Tom) of Garden Prairie, IL, Susan Franzen (Rich), Mary Fitch of Decorah, IA and Mike Dougherty (Terri) of Houston, TX.; her grandchildren, Amy VanArkel (Ryan), Alison Puls (Adam), Brian Dougherty (Sarah), Jennifer Johnson, Jim Johnson (Brynn), Rich Franzen (Shelly Dowlen), Andrew Franzen, Laura Johnsrude (Tristan), Melisa Geiger (Jon), Helen Dougherty, Maria Dougherty and Timothy Dougherty; her stepgranddaughters, Julia Benson (Tom) and Jessica Arttus; her great grandchildren, Jace VanArkel, Jocelyn VanArkel, Madelyn VanArkel, Nate Puls, Brighton Puls, Alice Dougherty, Jack Dougherty, Addyson Johnson, Danielle Franzen, Noah Johnsrude, Grace Johnsrude, Ava Johnsrude, Lydia Geiger and Taylor Geiger; her stepgreat-grandchildren, Issac VanArkel, Kiersten Benson, Jake Arttus and Abby Brueggeman; her husband James Dougherty; her daughter Lynda Dougherty; her grandson Matthew Franzen; her son-in-law Larry Fitch; her siblings, Helen Byrnes (Mark) and Leo O'Malley (Jeanne); her parents-in-law, Joseph and Freda Dougherty (Heim); her brothers-in-law, Earl Gander (Jean), Leon McGeough (Marie) and Donald; and her sisters, Mary Imelda Dougherty, Marguerite Faktor (Marvin), Dorothy Chalsma (Lloyd) and Casey Dougherty (Don).

In Lieu of flowers: memorials may go to the family who will make a donation in memory of their mother.