Obituaries

David James Armoto, 76, of Volga, passed away Monday, June 4, at his home in Volga, Iowa. 

He was born March 20, 1942, in Hanover, Ill., to James D. and Iva Mae (Shaw) Armoto. He was baptized in Mt. Sterling. David was united in marriage to Carol Hein on June 17, 1992, in Prairie du Chien. He was a welder and foreman for CBI for approximately 40 years. His job took him all over the world. 

Geraldine (Gerri) Edwards, 97, of McGregor, died surrounded by loved ones on Monday, June 18, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, where she had resided for the past six and a half years.

She was born on May 22, 1921, in McGregor, the daughter of Henry Sr. and Elizabeth Kleinow. She attended and graduated from McGregor High School. She married Marlyn Edwards on Sept. 8, 1939, in McGregor. They had one daughter, Juanita.

Jennifer A. Cull Lewis, 46, of Crystal Lake, Ill., and formerly of Prairie du Chien, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 19, at her home following a brief illness.

She was born Aug. 25, 1971, in Madison, the daughter of Bernard and Edith (North) Cull. She married Richard Lewis on May 4, 2003, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Jennifer worked at a veterinary hospital and was an animal activist. She especially loved dogs. She enjoyed her visits to Disneyland and Disney World. 

After almost nine decades of happy stewardship, Mary Ellen Cavanagh died Saturday, June 16, at her home in Lansing. 

Mary Ellen was born Sept. 3, 1930, to Charles and Julia (Riley) Carroll and raised on the Carroll Dairy Farm in McGregor. She inherited her mother’s strength and used it in positive and nurturing ways. Mary Ellen graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy in Dubuque in 1948, and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. For several years thereafter, Mary taught in the one-room schoolhouses of Clayton County: Beulah, Sny Magill and Swede Ridge. More than sixty years later, looking at a class photo from those years, she could name every student and tell a story about them.