Funeral services for Emmett Roger Lahr, age 81, of rural Glidden,  will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, October 22, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Carroll.   Graveside service will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Friday at the Dow City Cemetery in Dow City, IA.

Visitation will be held at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll from 5 – 7 P.M. on Thursday.  The casket will be moved to the First United Methodist Church at 9:30 A.M. on Friday where visitation will resume until 10:15 A.M. 

 In lieu of flowers and memorials, it was Emmett’s wish for people to “pay it forward” with random acts of kindness.

 Funeral arrangements are under the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com

Emmett is survived by his wife Mary Anne of rural Glidden; his children and their families: daughter Sherri Brincks (Lon) of Overland Park, KS, daughter Kristi Peters (Mark) of Breda, son Scott Lahr (Cheryl) of Manilla, and daughter Jenni Lahr of Overland Park, KS; nine grandchildren: Sarah Brincks, Matt Brincks (Kelsey), Maddi Peters, Karli Holtkamp (Derek), Mitchell Lahr (fiancée ShelbyLynn Baker), Grant Lahr, Caleb Lahr, Julia Brincks, and Caitlin Lahr; two great-grandchildren: Adalynn and Emmett;  four sisters: Dorothy McQuaid of Dunlap, Donna Oster of Carroll, Sharon Kay DeLance of Venice, FL, and Connie Yopp of Creston; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other extended family members.