Nancy Jo Voy

Nancy Jo Voy, 61, of Maquoketa, Iowa, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning, March 6, 2005, at her home in Maquoketa.
A Celebration of Her Life will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa, with Pastor Pamela Schroeder officiating. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. today at Carson & Son Funeral Cremation Services in Maquoketa. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.
Nancy Jo Meyer was born March 30, 1943, in Maquoketa, to Arnold J. Meyer and Helen L. (Widel) Meyer. She was a 1962 graduate of Maquoketa Community High School. She married Dennis W. Voy on January 12, 1964, in Maquoketa.
Nancy first was employed by KMAQ Radio Station in Maquoketa, where she met her future husband. She then became a homemaker, and later on became the co-owner of "The Cottage" Restaurant in Maquoketa for three years.
Nancy had been very active in the Meals-On-Wheels Program in Maquoketa, and was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa, Jackson County Public Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, and the Red Hat Society. She was also a member of the PALS Program, and most recently was on its board of directors.
Nancy enjoyed reading, traveling and her family. She especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Nancy is survived by her husband, Dennis Voy, of Maquoketa; children, Richard (Sheri) Voy, of Bettendorf, Iowa, Dave (and his fiancée, Marsha) Voy, of Maquoketa, and Lonna (Mrs. Shawn) Claussen, of Bettendorf, Iowa; five grandchildren, Sara, Nate, Cassie, Jacob and Kristofer; her mother, Helen Meyer, of Maquoketa; three brothers, Fred (Irma) Meyer, of Maquoketa, Gary (Sheryl) Meyer, of Adel, Iowa, and Don (Phyllis) Meyer, of Clinton, Okla.; a son-in-law, Charlie Clasen, of Maquoketa; and many, many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Arnold, on May 23, 2002, and a daughter, Christy Clasen, on October 14, 2003.
A Nancy Jo Voy Memorial Fund has been established.
Online tributes may be left, and a Memorial Picture Board may be viewed at www.carsonandson.com.