Obituary of Gary A Schooley

Gary A. Schooley, age 73 of Iowa City died Saturday, December 26, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held at 10am Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Services with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The services will be livestreamed for friends and extended family. Please share your support and memories with Gary’s family and find a link to the livestream details on his Livestream Link at www.gayandciha.com under obituaries. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in his memory. To share a thought, memory or condolence with his family please visit the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com. Gary A. Schooley was born November 3, 1947, on his parents farm near Springdale, Iowa the son of Donald and Irene (Elliot) Schooley. He attended schools in West Branch graduating from West Branch High School in 1966. His first job was at Hales and Hunter in West Branch. His next job was with Culligan Water in Iowa City, and then in 1971 he started working for the University of Iowa in the Parking and Maintenance department. He retired from this job after 39 years in 2010. Now he could devote full time to his business Schooley’s Lawn Service which he started in 1977. Many would say that mowing became his life’s passion and he lost much when he had to retire in 2019 due to his health. His family includes his wife, Lou who he married on June 5, 1971 in Curlew, Iowa; their three daughters, Cory Barnes (Matthew Wagner), Kelly Kelley (Matthew) and Stacy Schooley; 5 grandchildren, Samantha, Jonathan, Jacob, Calin, and Nevaeh; and Gary’s sister, Dona Tuttle (Pete); and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and granddaughter, Addison.