JOHN M. MAHONEY , 69, of rural Pierson, Iowa passed away Monday afternoon, June 4, 2018 at Unity Point St. Luke's Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a several month battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 9 ^th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Bob Blair will officiate.  Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, rural Marcus, Iowa.  There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m.at the church on Saturday. Visitation will be on Friday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with the family present from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. There will be military rites at the cemetery by L. A. Wescott Post #2253 of the V.F.W. The family requests that anyone attending John's service on Saturday to dress very casual.

John was born November 20, 1948 at Cherokee, Iowa to Wayne and Bernice (Woodall) Mahoney. He attended Cherokee schools and graduated from Washington High School in 1967.  He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1968.  He was stationed in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the rest of his military career.  He met his wife, Carol Ann Jones of Conway, S.C.  They were married on October 17, 1970 in Conway.  They made their home in Myrtle Beach until his discharge in 1972.  They moved to Cherokee, Iowa and lived in town until 1982. John worked at Love Tire Shop and Brown Chevrolet as the service manager.  In 1982, John and his family moved to the country and started farming.  He started Mahoney Auto and Detailing at Pierson, Iowa in June of 1997 and retired on July 1, 2017 when his son Matt took over the business. John had been affiliated with the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church. He was a long time member of the Pierson Fire Department, serving for 20 years.  He was a fire fighter and ambulance driver.  His hobbies included working and working, restoring old cars, fishing and racing.

He was preceded in death by his parents Wayne and Bernice Mahoney.

He is survived by his wife Carol of 47 years; three children; Marla (Jeremy) Ulstad of Elko, Minnesota; Lynn (Russ) Wichers of Sioux Center, Iowa;  Matt (Becky) Mahoney of Marcus, Iowa;  7 grandchildren; Zach & Ava Ulstad, Meghan (Cody) Bucher, Michael Wichers, Jordan (Sheniah) Wichers, Emma & Joe Mahoney; 4 great grandchildren, Kylaar, Donovan, Patrick Bucher and Stella Wichers; one brother Gary (Sherry) Mahoney of Universal City, Texas; a sister-in-law Sandra Jones of Conway, S.C.,  brother-in-law Joe Causey of Conway, S.C. numerous nieces and nephews.