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Nancy Dooley Obituary

NANCY E. DOOLEY Iowa City Nancy E. Dooley, 78, of Iowa City, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at her home. As per Nancy's request, she didn't want a lot of fuss over all of this. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Joetown, southwest of Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in her memory. To share a thought, memory or condolence, please visit the funeral home website at www.gayandciha.com. Nancy was born Jan. 26, 1941, in Duluth, Minn. Her family moved to the Iowa City area, here she graduated from City High School, and then earned an English degree from the University of Iowa. She began a career with the University of Iowa in 1962, working in the Institute of Agricultural Medicine. Her career at the university took her to different departments throughout the years, retiring from the Office of General Counsel. She had also worked for ACT and law firms in Cedar Rapids and Oklahoma City in years past. Her family includes her two sons, Kevin Dooley and John Dooley and his wife, Paula; four grandchildren, Jessica Dooley, Conner VanEpps, River Brockman and Joranai Dooley; a sister, Marilyn Humphrey; and her brother, Thomas Ayres. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Ruby (Taylor) Ayres; and a brother, David.

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Published by The Gazette on May 27, 2019.

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Thomas Fenske

June 14, 2019

Nancy has been a good friend for over twenty-five years even though we've never met in person. I have known her through a close association of internet friends. Of all the friends in that group, Nancy was the steadfast rock who helped keep us on an even footing. To all the family, I share your grief and because Nancy shared so much with us, I feel like I know you all. May God Bless You,Nancy.

June 2, 2019

I am sorry to hear of Nancy's passing, and came across this obituary quite by accident, but such is fate. I worked for Nancy while I was a student at Iowa in one of my many roles at ACT nearly 40 years ago, and she was always a pleasure to work with, as well as cheerful and upbeat. One of my tasks was to make 40 handwritten No Parking signs for a special event at ACT, and we decided to mix it up a bit by misspelling PARKING in as many ways as possible on the signs, and she bet nobody would even notice...and she was right. I'm sure she'll be missed

carolyn Memler McNee

June 1, 2019

Many fond memories through the Round Robin of the class of 1958 and various reunions as well as high school memories

Rob Wikel

May 29, 2019

Terribly sorry to hear about Nancy's passing. I always thought Nancy was someone special. My condolences to the family.

Yvonne Henderson

May 28, 2019

May 28, 2019

To the Family of Nancy
Please except my heartfelt condolences
for your loss

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Graveside service

4:00 p.m.

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Joetown, IA

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