Hometown: Onslow, Iowa April 17, 1933 - September 25, 2015

Daryl L. Wherry, 82, of Onslow passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa, Iowa. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Onslow. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Lahey Funeral Home in Wyoming. Burial will be held at Clay Cemetery in Rural Onslow with Military Honors. Daryl Lee Wherry was born on April 17, 1933 to Wilferd and Violet (Blaylock) Wherry in Monticello, Iowa. He graduated from Onslow High School in 1952. On February 22, 1953 he was united in marriage to Geraldine Topping at the United Methodist Church in Wyoming. He hauled milk for Monticello Creamery in his earlier years and then drove the petroleum truck for FS in Onslow for over 30 years. He was a member of Onslow First Presbyterian Church and served as an elder. Daryl honorably served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Wyoming Post #259 and he conducted many Memorial Day Services. Daryl was very involved in his community. He was on the Pioneer and Clay Cemetery Boards, a volunteer on the Onslow Fire Department, the president of Jones County Historical Museum Society, on the Jones County Conservation Board and a member of the Onslow Community Men's Club. Daryl was a people person and loved to strike a conversation with anyone he came in contact with. He was a very proud American and always made sure everything he purchased was American made. He enjoyed watching Nascar. Most of all he loved his family and spending time with them. Those left to cherish his memories are his wife Geraldine of Onslow, five children; Steve (Valerie) Wherry of Wyoming, Kevin (Sandi) Wherry of North Liberty, Brad (Lisa) Wherry of Wyoming, Duane (Sharon) Wherry of Muscatine, Suzanne (Matt) Schnedler of Franklin, TN, 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and two brothers; Dick Wherry of Oxford Junction and Doug Wherry of Erie, IL. He is preceded in death by his grandparents Bert and Florence, his parents Wilferd and Violet and a sister-in-law Mary Wherry. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in his honor.