Caryl Dukes, 87, was received into Heaven Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Services for Caryl’s home-going includes a Farewell Tour.
First stop on the Farewell Tour: The family will greet friends at the Community Center in Marathon from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
Second stop: The family will greet friends at the United Church of Diagonal in Diagonal, Iowa, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday October 30, 2026, at the United Church of Diagonal in Diagonal, Iowa. Her final “dirt nap” – as Phil and Caryl would lovingly call their final resting places – will take place at the Diagonal Cemetery.
Caryl will be dearly missed by daughter Juliann (Mark) Walter and their children, Brennan and Rachel; Lynda (Mike) Dukes Franey and their son, Payton; Jennifer (Scott) Lee and their children, Lydia (fiancé Ewan Barrett), and Anna; John (Lisa) Dukes and their children, Josie and John Taylor; sisters Helen Mae and Barb; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and innumerable friends whose lives she touched.
Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson, Iowa is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.sliningerschroeder.com.
