Lowell 'Leroy' Lavely, 86, of Marion, passed away at home on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by Reverend David O'Connor. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jeannine; children, Michael Lavely, Kimberly (Tim) Rion, Brian Lavely, Shelley (John) Frondle, and Kevin Lavely; grandchildren, Lucynda Cooper, Joseph (Alisha) Rion, Stuart (Alesha) Frondle, Megan (Zachery) Arey, Dylan Frondle, and Levi Lavely; five great grandchildren; and siblings, Geneva Abel, Rodney Lavely, Florence Rhodelander, Carol Crowley, and Richard Lavely. Leroy was born April 13, 1935, in Trenton, Missouri, the son of Harry and Marie (Leytham) Lavely. He graduated from Galt High School in 1953. On September 19, 1959, Leroy married Mary Jeannine Elgas at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Leroy worked at Wilsons/Farmstead Foods for many years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus 909. Leroy delivered Meals on Wheels for 19 years. In his free time, he enjoyed playing cards, bowling, and softball. He was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings, Donald Lavely, Claydene Lavely, Rowena Williams, and Bobby Lee Lavely. Memorials may be directed to Horizons Meals on Wheels.