Luanne Caywood, age 97, of Foley, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Aug. 31, 2025, at The Gardens at Foley Nursing Center. Mass of Christian Burial was Sept. 5 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Foley. The Rev. Thomas Olson officiated and burial took place in the parish cemetery. Visitation was Sept. 4 at Foley Funeral Home and the church. Service with Dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home.
Luanne Catherine Caywood was born Nov. 25, 1927, in Foley, to Edward and Regina (Bolduc) Brenny. She married Clyde Caywood Nov. 28, 1950, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Foley. She worked for Atchison-Topeka-Santa Fe Railroad from 1945-1954. The couple moved back to Foley, and Luanne worked in personnel management for Fingerhut Corporation in Princeton and then served as secretary for the Benton County Extension Office from 1973 until her retirement in 1991. She was an active choir member in Dodge City, Princeton and St. John’s Church, served on the Foley Nursing Center Auxiliary Board and was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers. Luanne was also an active member of the Foley Gardening Club and was an excellent gardener. She also sewed many prayer blankets for the St. John’s Church prayer circles. She was a wonderful mother and friend and will be missed by many.
She is survived by her children, Steven (Sandra), Seattle, Washington; Teri (Greg) Ireland of Rice and Joni (Jim) Caywood-Brooks of Fifty Lakes as well as nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a brother, Dennis Brenny of Mound. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clyde Courtney Caywood; and brothers and sisters, Rita Towne, James, Bill and Dick Brenny and Mary Anne Roberts.
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