Carroll Dean Mahon

August 24, 1935 - August 23, 2007

MANLIUS — Carroll Mahon, 71, of Manlius died at 6:27 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 24, 1935, in St. Peter to Harold and Edith (Alhumann) Mahon. He was a seed salesman for Swift Seeds, and employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 34 years, retiring in 1996. He served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. He graduated from LaGrove High School in 1954 and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1960. He won the Illinois state and national award in agriculture for his outstanding dedication to the environment. He was a former council member of the First Lutheran Church, and member of the Sportsman Club of Manlius. Survivors include his companion, Mary Hartz; two children, Thomas Dean (Carol) Mahon of West Jefferson, Ohio, and Dena (Dave) Mahon-Bagger of Champaign; three brothers, James (Sally) Mahon of Long View, Texas, David (Kathleen) Mahon of Centralia, and Charles (Cathy) Mahon of Vandalia; and four grandchildren, Zach and Kate Mahon, and Joshua and Joseph Bagger, all at home. His parents and one sister, Mary Mahon, preceded him in death. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton, the Rev. Jeffrey Schlesinger officiating. Burial will be in the Manlius Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Alpha-1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency Association.