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Michael Jasper Funeral service and Mass of Christian Burial for Michael T. Jasper, 68, a resident of Davenport, will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Private family burial will be Monday at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Halli-gan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home. The family invites you to Join them for the Rosary, which will be offered at 4 p.m. Memori als can be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice. Michael died peacefully on Wednesday Nov. 5, 2003, at his residence in Davenport, surrounded by his family, following a 13-year battle with various cancers. Michael Thomas Jasper was born Sept. 25, 1935, in Davenport a son of Lawrence F. and M. Esteline Haney Jasper. He was united in marriage to Donna Bellafiore on Sept. 3, 1956, at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport. Mike attended the former St. Ambrose Academy and graduated from St. Ambrose College, Davenport with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1960. He then attended University of Iowa Department of Physical Therapy, graduating in 1962. He retired in 1998 after a career as a physical therapist. He was a department head at Moline Lutheran Hospital from 1962 until 1987. He then worked as a physical therapist at Loren Arp Physical Therapy until his retirement. His family was the most important thing in his life. He was tremendously proud of his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, especially playing golf with his special buddies. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Donna; and children and their spouses, David and Sharon Jasper, Bend, Ore., Kathy and Randy Burke, Davenport, Stephanie and Jon Delleman, Bettendorf, Laura and Gino Ward, Louisville, Colo., Tommy and Tracey Jasper, Davenport, Judy and Tim Otting, Aurora, 111., and Margaret Jasper, Denver, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Joseph Kosary, Tyler, Texas; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Lawrence H. and Ruthellen Jasper, Miami, Fla., and Dr. David and Irene Jasper, Omaha, Neb.; his mother-in-law, Lucille Bellafiore, Davenport; the Huynh family from Vietnam, whom Michael and Donna "adopted" of Davenport, and his special companion, his faithful dog, Gabby Ward Jasper. He was preceded in death by his parents and his father-in-law, Vincent Bellafiore.
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1935 - 2003 (68 years)