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The Life of JOSEPH EUGENE OAKLEY

Joseph E. Oakley, 58, of the 1200 block of Rittenhouse Street died of cancer Sunday at Mercy Medical Center.  Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cathedral Church of St. Paul, of which he was a member.  Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Mr. Oakley was born in Decatur, IL, and had lived in New Jersy and Texas before moving to Des Moines 24 years ago.  He had worked for the tax divisions of Iowa Realty and Wells Fargo and was a member of the Iowa Board of Realtors.  He enjoyed huting and fishing.

He is survived by his wife, Grace; three sons, Ryan at home, and Jeffrey and Joe, and a daughter Becky Oakley, all of New Jersey; a sister, Vicki Quackenbush of Gilbert, AZ and three grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Southtown Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Habitat for Humanity.

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