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Dewey R. McLerran

1932 - 2025

BORN

1932

DIED

2025

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Schmitz Funeral Homes - Donnellson

211 Madison Avenue

Donnellson, Iowa

Dewey McLerran Obituary

Dewey R. McLerran, 92, of Donnellson, Iowa, died at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua, Iowa.

A private graveside service will be held Saturday, April 19 at Evangelical Cemetery in Donnellson, with a flag presentation by the Donnellson American Legion.

Family and friends are invited to a celebration of life from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Lee County Fairgrounds Learning Center.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Daily Gate from Apr. 16 to Apr. 17, 2025.

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Celebration of Life

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Lee County Fairgrounds Learning Center

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Schmitz Funeral Homes - Donnellson

211 Madison Avenue P.O. Box 56, Donnellson, IA 52625

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