Joseph Dwyer

Joseph John Dwyer was born July 8, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Joseph John Sr. and Lucille Barrett Dwyer. He married Jacqueline Farrell on November 13, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Dwyer was a service technician for a heating and cooling company. He lived in Chicago, Illinois prior to moving to Mountain Home in 1994. He was a loving and devoted father and brother, and he loved his grandchildren dearly. In Chicago, he was an active member of the Knights of Columbus Council #1135 where he was a 4th Degree Knight. He became a member of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church after moving to Mountain Home. Joseph John Dwyer passed away at Baxter Regional Medical Center on March 8, 2005 at the age of 49 years, and 8 months. Joseph was a generous, kind hearted, loving individual whose memory will be cherished by many. Survivors: Wife of 29 years, Jacqueline Dwyer of Mountain Home, Arkansas; sons, Joseph John Dwyer III of Chicago, Illinois and fiancée Bridget Mulheron and David (Jessica) Dwyer, of Mountain Home, Arkansas; daughters, Kerri Ann Dwyer and Lisa Marie (Dwyer) Blake and fiancée Russell DeLuna, all of Mountain Home, Arkansas; grandsons, Ryan James Blake and Dylan Michael Dwyer; brothers, John (Lorraine) Dwyer of Tennessee, Michael Dwyer of Chicago, Illinois, and Kevin Dwyer of Indiana; sisters, Sharon (Bob) Diver, Nora (Steven) Rice, Sandy (Bill) Schulz, and Colleen (Mike) Sparr all of Chicago, Illinois, and Linda (Joseph) Callan of Tinley Park, Illinois. Mr. Dwyer was a loving nephew and uncle to many. Joseph also had many friends and was loved dearly by all who knew him. Preceded in Death by: Parents, one brother, Patrick Dwyer Visitation: 2:00 - 8:00 P.M., with Vigil at 7:00 P.M., Sunday, March 13, 2005 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Funeral: 10:00 A.M., Monday, March 14, 2005 at Saint Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church with Reverend Jim Fanrak officiating Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas Memorials: American Cancer Society; Memorial Chairman, Shirley Kirby; 300 Oak Ridge Road; Mountain Home, AR 72653 Active Bearers: Michael Keehnel, Pat Braunagal, Russell DeLuna, James Blake, Joe Jones and Ted Applegate