Obituary of Duaine L. Foley

IN LOVING MEMORY OF DUAINE L. FOLEY Duaine L. Foley, son of J. Lowell and Alice Virginia (Sproul) Foley, was born December 20, 1932, in Norton, Kansas, and passed away at the Norton County Hospital in Norton, on August 15, 2011, at the age of 78. Duaine grew up in Norton and graduated from the Norton Community High School. On December 14, 1951, he married Joan Theresa Ward in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Duaine was a teacher and they made their home in several communities including Ft. Collins, Norton, Hays, and Hill City, Kansas, La Puente and Carmichael, California. Following their retirement, they returned to Norton. Duaine's wife, Joan, passed away July 7, 2002. Duaine was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church and the Lions Club in Norton, a member of the O.L.A. in California, and a past member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include: four sons and their wives, Kirk and Janie Foley, Craig and Anna Foley, Ward and Donna Foley, all of Norton; Chris and Carrie Foley, Fairfield, California; 12 grandchildren, Megan, and husband, Robbie Mapes, Maggie, Allison, and Kayla Foley, Erin and Jared Foley, Charles and Pamela Foley, Ryan, Davis, Matthew, and Tana Foley; three great-granddaughters, Kylie, Taylor, and Morgan Mapes; two sisters and their husbands, JoAnne and Dale Reeves, of Arizona; Mary Kay and Jack Woodyard, Norton; a special friend, Sally Reed, Sacramento, California; several sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews; other relatives and many friends. Duaine was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Joan. Memorials have been established to Hospice Services of Norton County and A.M.C. (arthrogryposis) Support.