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I was the 7th child born into an Irish farm family of 10 children near the parish of St. Patrick in the small country town of Monti. I attended elementary school through 8th grade at Monti, after which I attended my freshman year at St. Patrick School in Ryan, IA. For my next three years, I transferred To East Buchanan Schools at Winthrop, IA and graduated.
Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids was the next school I attended for one year before marrying Greg Fawcett of Winthrop, IA. We made our home in Winthrop where we welcomed four children: Lori, Patricia, Janet and Johnathan. Greg was the third generation to own and operate the Fawcett Funeral Home and Furniture Store of Winthrop and later the Lamont Funeral Home. We worked together at the funeral home, coordinating visitations and organizing funerals, and buying and selling furniture at the downtown furniture store.
My two years Associate Degree was completed at Kirkwood Community College, specializing in Public Relations.
After 53 years of marriage, Greg died on July 17, 2024, due to heart complications.
Besides working in our businesses, I have been a religion teacher, CRE director, Guild President, choir member, lector, communion distributor, TAG instructor,
4-H leader, Buchanan County Health Trust member, and para substitute.
Throughout the years, I have enjoyed reading, card playing (Euchre, 500 and Bridge), sewing, baking, pontooning on the rivers, wintering in the Arizona sunshine, horseback riding and especially spending precious time with my eleven grandchildren.
