Maynard Virgil Brogan, 88, of North Liberty died Sunday, August 08, 2010 at Windmill Manor Care Center in Coralville. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 13, at Brosh Chapel in Solon, with burial to follow in Ridgewood Cemetery in North Liberty . Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, at Brosh Chapel in Solon.

Maynard was born on November 15, 1921 in rural Solon to Thomas and Mae Ring Brogan. When he was 15 his parents divorced and he helped his mother farm. August 3, 1943 he married Betty Louise Maxey of Iowa City . They bought the family farm from his mother where their three children were born. The government bought the farm for the Coralville Reservoir. They then bought a farm on the Ivanhoe Road in Linn County . Twelve years later Maynard was tired of farming and wanted to do construction. They moved to Iowa City , then Coralville and North Liberty . He bought houses in need of repair and remodeled and rented them out. He also built several homes. Maynard enjoyed golf, bowling, fishing and traveling. He remarked several times how glad he was they had traveled all 50 states, a tour in Europe and most of Canada while they were in good health.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters Hazel O'Brien, Mabel (Albert) Swart, Mearl (Ted) Crippen and Lola (Steve) Conner, two brothers Pearl (Ann) Brogan and Oral Brogan and nephews Jim and Ronald Conner and Jeff and Mike Brogan and a niece Doris Ann Dickerson.

Maynard is survived by his wife Betty of 67 years, two sons Jerry (Julie) Brogan and Dennis (Karen) Brogan all of North Liberty; a daughter Nancy (David) Williams of Flower Mound, Texas; seven grandchildren Terry Brogan of Fort Dodge, Robin Vit of Webster City, Scott (Sarah) Brogan of Solon, Sean Brogan of North Liberty, Dustin Williams of Kansas City, Missouri, Jason (Suzanne) Williams of Leawood, Kansas and Luke Williams of Flower Mound, Texas. Four great-grandchildren Samantha Vit, Brittany Williams, Sylvie Brogan and Colin Williams; sister Evelyn Brogan of Bismarck, North Dakota and a brother Arthur Brogan of Marshfield, Wisconsin and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations could be made to Iowa City Hospice and or the North Liberty Fire Department.