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Joseph A Alemao

June 10, 1954 — October 1, 2009

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Joseph "Joe" Anthony Alemao, 55, of Cedar Falls, died from a cerebral hemorrhage on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. He was born June 10, 1954 on Pico, The Azores Islands, the son of João and Carmina (DeBrum) Alem a o. He married Luann Marie Costa on November 1, 1980 at St. Anthony's Parish, Hughson, California. Joe earned his BS in Animal Science from California State University, Fresno and worked for eleven years for Eli Lilly, ELANCO, retiring due to his health. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and Sertoma International.

Survivors include his wife, Luann Alemao, of Cedar Falls; his son, Andrew Alemao, of Iowa City, Iowa; two brothers, Gilbert (Guida) Alemao of Bakersfield, California and Frank (Tammy) Alemao of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a sister, "Fil" Filomena (Greg) Evans, of Bakersfield.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John Alemao.

Services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Falls, with burial at Fairview Cemetery, Cedar Falls, at a later date. Visitation will be 2 - 8:00 pm Tuesday, October 6, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, where a 4:00 pm Rosary and a 7:00 pm Vigil Service will be conducted. Visitation also one hour before service in the church atrium. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family, the Roy Eblen Speech & Hearing Clinic at the Univ. of Northern Iowa, or St. Patrick Catholic Church. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.

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