Lucille Dougherty

Lucille (Lucy) Dougherty, 88, of Albia, passed Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Oakwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Albia. Lucy was born October 9, 1922 to Clarence and Gertrude (Schwartz) Mottet in Ottumwa, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Ottumwa High School. She married Thomas Dougherty on October 29, 1955 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Ottumwa. To this union, one daughter was born. They shared 40 years of marriage before Tom's passing on September 5, 1996. Lucy worked at Iowa State University, John Deere Ottumwa Works, and was director of the Leisure Lounge Senior Center. Lucy was Tom's secretary when he served in the Iowa State Legislature. Lucy was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society of Albia. Before her illness she was an active volunteer in the church, community, and with the elderly. Lucy was a past member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program Board, Helping Hands Board, Oakwood Nursing and Rehab Care Review, and a delegate to the Older Iowan's Legislature. She served as a member of the Senior Citizen Task Force for the Davenport Diocese and was a member of the Lay Council for the Diocese, as well as many other volunteer activities. Lucy is survived by her daughter, Theresa Dougherty of Madison, AL; two brothers, Msgr Marvin Mottet of Davenport, IA and Ben Mottet (Darlene) of Ottumwa, IA; two sisters-in-law Val Mottet of Seattle, WA, and Margaret Mottet of Newton, IA; a friend George Israel of Eldon, IA; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Tom Dougherty; her parents; three brothers Wilbert J. Mottet, Jack Mottet and Paul Mottet; and a sister, Mary Catherine (Katy) Bailey. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. onMonday, June 27, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Albia, with Msgr Marvin Mottet and Rev. Michael Volkmer C.P.PS. officiating. Burial will follow services at St. Mary's Cemetery in Albia. Visitation will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Tharp-Winfield Funeral Home in Albia, with Lucy's family present from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M.. A rosary will be led by St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society at 4:00 P.M.., and a Christian Wake Service will also be held at the funeral home, Sunday evening at 6:00 P.M. A memorial has been established to St. Mary's Catholic Church or Oakwood Nursing and Rehab in Albia.