Leroy C. Eye Sr., 77, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at home.

Public Graveside Services and Burial celebrating his life will be held at 12 P.M., Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at South Mineral Cemetery, rural Onslow, Iowa.  Visitation will be held prior to the graveside service from 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa.  Cremation rites have been accorded.

Leroy Cecil Eye Sr. was born on December 3, 1946 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Cecil Floyd and Josephine (Ankney) Eye.  He was educated in Maquoketa schools and served his country in the U.S. Army earning an honorable discharge.  He married Judith Ann Shady and they later divorced.

Leroy worked for Central Steel in Clinton for many years, and later for Dyangear as a pump tester, and lastly, he retired from WADY Industries in Maquoketa where he worked as a saw operator.

Leroy enjoyed playing cards, especially euchre, deer hunting, having coffee with his brother every morning, and strumming his guitar.

Those left to honor his memory include a son, Leroy C. Eye Jr. of Maquoketa, IA; 1 grandson; brothers, Delbert Eye of Maquoketa, IA, and Larry Eye of Maquoketa, IA; and sisters, Margie (Dale) Michel of TX, Jane (Bill) Nylin of Delmar, IA, Kathy of Dubuque, IA, and Betty Schulz of Maquoketa, IA.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Richard Eye, and sisters Ruth Clark, Martha Bowling, Ruby Jewell, and Rosemary Glazener.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Leroy C. Eye Sr. memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.