Emma Downes
DOWNES, FOX, HUFFMAN, GARDNER, CAMPBELL, LANG
Posted By: Megan Ciha (email)
Date: 3/27/2025 at 08:05:11
Emma Lou Downes, age 84, longtime resident of the Oxford area died Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Lakeview Village in Amana.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, March 28, 2025, at St. Peters Catholic Church in Cosgrove, followed by burial at St. Peters Cemetery in Cosgrove. There will be a time of visitation on Thursday from 4 to 7 pm at the church in Cosgrove. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her memory to St. Peters Catholic Church or the Child Casket Fund of the Trappist Caskets in Peosta, Iowa who provide children’s caskets to families at no expense. To share a thought, memory or condolence please visit Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service website @ www.gayandciha.com.
Emma Lou Wegmuller was born in Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of Alphons and Helen (Kinney) Wegmuller. Following graduation from high school in 1959, she began working in various different jobs, different employers and different towns, from waitressing at the Highlander and Lark Supper Club, dog grooming at Green Valley Veterinary Clinic in Creston, working on farms near Oxford and Afton, downsizing to an acreage near Blairstown, jack of all trades at Sleepy Hollow near Oxford and of course being the boss no matter what she was doing. Emma Lou knew what work was and was not afraid or above doing whatever was needed to get the job done. But she would also say all work no play makes for a dull day, she enjoyed much. Supporting everything her children and grandchildren were involved in, especially the Cosgrove Hustlers 4-H chapter. Her dogs and granddogs were always the focus of attention, she enjoyed collecting and going to flea markets, but bottom line, her family and friends were her world!
Her family includes her children who she cherished being Mother to: Mike Downes (Mary Kay), Julie Lang, Genette Campbell (Mark), and Dana Huffman (Rowdy); grandchildren who affectionately called her Grammy: Cassie Redmond (Demetrius), Evan Downes, David Fox, Coen Huffman and Shelly Gardner (Joe); Great-Grammy to Arden, Elizabeth and Mia; Emma Lou’s sister, Dolores Kelly; and several nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Larry and their son, Pat Downes.
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