Michael Henry Hogan, Sr

DURANT, Iowa — Michael Henry Hogan, 68, of Durant, Iowa, died on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at his home in Durant. Mike was born November 26, 1943, to Henry and Luverna (Broders) Hogan in Cedar County, Iowa. He married Karen Kaeferstein on September 16, 1961, in Davenport. He later married Julie J. Walter on July 26, 1975, in Moline. Mike graduated from Durant High School in 1961. He later attended the University of Iowa and graduated from Muscatine Community College. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Mike farmed in Cedar County his entire life and owned and operated Hogan Financial Services in Durant. He was an active member of the Durant VFW Post 1870 where he had served as Quartermaster and American Legion Post 430, Durant, where he held many offices, including Post Commander, Post Adjutant, District Commander and Department Vice Commander. He was appointed the head of the National Children and Youth Committee of the National American Legion. He was a member of the Cedar County Conservation Board and the Davenport Eagles Lodge. Interment in the Durant Cemetery, where Durant American Legion Post 430 conducted military honors. He is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife, Julie, of Durant; his children, Deborah and her husband Bob Lorenz of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Murray and his wife Kim Hogan of Muscatine, Jeanne Staats of Muscatine, Julie Fisher of Durant, and Jeffrey Hogan of Durant; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren and one due in November. He is also survived by his brothers, Keith Hogan of Durant, and Dean Hogan of Tipton, Iowa; and his former wife, Karen Hogan of Muscatine. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son, Michael Hogan Jr.

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via mother Luverna Margaret Hogan (born Broders) by SmartCopy: Jul 16 2015, 23:56:10 UTC