John E. Ladehoff
March 26, 1936 - February 6, 2005

John Ladehoff Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, Cunnick-Collins Mortuary, Davenport. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, mortuary. DAVENPORT, Iowa #45;- John E. Ladehoff, 68, Davenport, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at his home. Mr. Ladehoff was born March 26, 1936, in Goose Lake, the son of John and Emma Kruse Ladehoff. He married Mary Ann Nicoletti. She preceded in death in 1986. He then married Dorothy Heick Peters in 1987 in Davenport. He worked at Occidental Chemical Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1993. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Era. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Loyal Order of the Moose and Elks Lodge, Davenport. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Davenport; sons, Kirk Ladehoff of Davenport, Doug Ladehoff of Sarasota, Fla., Lloyd K. Peters Jr. and wife, Rita, of Zephyhills, FIa., Michael Behrens of Plant City, Fla.; daughters, Erin Dindinger and Ron Greene of Muscatine, Patricia 'Tish' Schurbon and husband, Max, and Karol Fosdick, all of Davenport, Cyndy Mueller and husband, Fred, and Pamela Petersen and husband, Rich, all of DeWitt, and Dawna Liske and husband, Jerry, of Davenport; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Marvel Schroeder of DeWitt. He was preceded in death by his first wife; his parents; a sister, JoAnn O'Conner; a daughter, Rhonda in 1965; and his stepmother, Margaret Ladehoff.

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