Hometown: Maquoketa, Iowa August 12, 1946 - March 21, 2013

Linda F. Hayes, 66, of Maquoketa, Iowa, died Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2013, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Otter Creek. Family and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Lahey Funeral Home in Maquoketa, where a vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery in Otter Creek. Linda Hayes was born August 12, 1946 in Dubuque, Iowa to Benjamin and Shirley (Haskell) Husemann. On November 27, 1965 she was united in marriage to Raymond Hayes in Dubuque. She was a homemaker who also cared for foster children and was a daycare provider. In early years she was a CCD teacher and a Girl Scout Leader. She loved to cook, play Scrabble, and was an avid Bingo player. Linda is survived by her husband Raymond, three children; Maxine (David) Tone of Dubuque, Tammy (Charles) Surges of Eau Claire, WI, Thomas (Kimmy) Hayes of Asbury, eight grandchildren; Alex and Kirsten Tone, Dar Kelley, Sarah, Emily, and Charles IV Surges, Byren Hayes, Brittany Winders, two great-grandchildren; Brayden and Cadence Becker, ten siblings; Thomas (Georgette) Husemann of Maquoketa, Sally (Charles) Casel of Zwingle, Shirley (Paul) Frommelt of Zwingle, Pamela (Jerry) Schroeder of Sherrill, Peter (Mary) Husemann of Conmiskey IN, Karl Husemann of Dubuque, Rudolph (Deb)Husemann of Wheatland, Robert Husemann of Sherrill, Patrick (Julie) Husemann of Zwingle, Frank (Karla) Husemann of Dubuque, a sister-in-law Helen (Dale) Kueter of Cedar Rapids, and special friends; Sarah Dalen, Sandy Meyer, and Becky Torres. She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.laheys.com.