Dwayne Douvia, 88, of Remsen, Iowa passed away on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 at Floyd Valley Health Care in Le Mars, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen, IA with Father William McCarthy officiating, masks will be required in church. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Remsen, IA. Graveside military honors will be conducted by VFW Post 3328 & American Legion Post 220 of Remsen. Visitation with the family present, keeping to social distancing restrictions will be 5-7 p.m. Monday at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen. Visitation will resume 1 hour before the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral will also be available to view on this website after the funeral.
Dwayne was born Dec. 30, 1931, to Elmer & Caroline (Reker) Douvia at Marcus, IA. He was raised and educated in Marcus.
On October 30, 1954 he married Darlene Hanno at Remsen. The couple made their home in Remsen.
Dwayne served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the VFW and American Legion all in Remsen. He enjoyed his garden, fishing and anything to do with John Deere tractors. Spending time with his grandchildren, the Fabulous 5 and his buddies.
Survivors include his, daughter, Dianne (Steve) Porr of Omaha, NE; his sons, Dean (Kellie) Douvia and Darrell Douvia both of Remsen; his grandchildren, Trish (Nick) Harms, Travis (Lexi) Douvia, Anna Douvia, Katie Douvia, Alex Porr, Josh (Courtney) Hill, Joseph (Ashley) Schuttpelz; several great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Ralph Veach of Derby, KS and Jim Hanno of Sanborn, IA; sister-in-law, Donna Faye Moran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Darlene, grandson, Tyler Douvia, his in-laws, Earl & Ceila Hanno, his sisters, Donna Hey and Jeanine Veach, sisters-in-law, Lois Hanno and Phyllis (Fran) Wendt; brother-in-law, Eugene Moran.
Casket bearers will be, Travis, Anna and Katie Douvia, Alex Porr, Joe Schuttpelz and Josh Hill.