Obituary of Daryl O. Burkett

Daryl O. Burkett, 87 formerly of Iowa City, died December 22, 2014, at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. A gathering time for family and friends to remember Daryl will be held from 1 to 3pm Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Private burial services will be held at the Unity Cemetery in Rural Johnson County, Iowa. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Daryl O'Neil Burkett was born May 14, 1927, in Kalona, Iowa the son of Loyal I. and Nellie M. Thompson Burkett. He enlisted in the United States Navy during WWII at the age of 17 and spent most of his enlistment in Guam. Returning to Iowa City after the war, he was united in marriage to Lila Stutzman on December 19, 1945, in Iowa City. For over 25 years he worked for the University of Iowa as a building inspector, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Iowa City Masonic Lodge and Shriners. His family includes two children and their spouses, Steve and Carolyn Burkett of Richmond, IN; and Patty and Bruce McNichol of Iowa City; 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren; and one brother, Ronald J. Burkett. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Lila, on October 29, 2000; his son, Larry; his second wife, Carol Kreuziger of Watertown, WI; and three brothers, Aubrey, Dean and Donald Burkett.