Built flag display boxes for families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.ĭorothy Beaton, 92, Iowa City. Theodore "Butch" Bean Jr., 81, Cedar Rapids. Taught Catholic classes at Sacred Heart Church for over 30 years. Enjoyed crocheting, cross-stitching and attending stock car races. A switchboard operator and union steward for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Managed produce at Red Owl Food Store and IGA Supermarket. Also a physical education teacher at Dowling Catholic.įaye Ann Barr, 79, Cedar Falls. Original member of the Grand View University football program's coaching staff. Advocated developing more group homes for special-needs adults. Fielded cars from 1985 to 1995 in the 410 division at Knoxville Raceway and other tracks throughout the Midwest under Ball Racing Inc. Former postmaster at the Mingo Post Office. Ran the Las Vegas half-marathon with his youngest daughter Katelyn in 2018. Took a family trip to the Mississippi river and apple orchards every October, rain, snow or shine. A master bonfire builder who always shared his ice cream. Would open his Atari and VHS player to see its internal mechanics. Peter Anthony Armatis, 54, West Des Moines. A special education instructor at Charles City High School. Worked as a ship's surgeon sailing the eastern coast of Africa before becoming a pediatrician.ĭarla Arends, 58, Charles City. Jose Andrade-Garcia, 62, Marshalltown. Was days away from retiring from JBS Swift & Co. Worked as a registered nurse at a nursing home. A pianist who played solo, with orchestras and as a chamber musician across the U.S. Owner and editor of the Anita Tribune for half a century. Contributed her finest homegrown plants to organizations for annual plant sales. Worked at the University of Northern Iowa's Rod Library for 31 years. Served in Vietnam as a sergeant during the Tet Offensive. Knit hats for newborn babies at the Bettendorf hospital. Worked for Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot for 12 years.Įdith Elida Anderson, 95, Coralville. Active in Via de Cristo for more than 40 years, often serving as rector.Īnnabelle Anderson, 79, Council Bluffs. Spunky with a penchant for everything leopard-print. A Texas native who played hockey with the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Often found tinkering in his garage, whether working on his Jeep or building furniture for his wife. Loved spending time with his great-grandchildren. Served at least four Iowa school districts as an award-winning counselor.įorrest Alcott, 65, Waterloo. Enjoyed gardening and hunting mushrooms.ĭuane Keith Ahrens, 83, West Des Moines. Raised English springer spaniels and Brittany spaniels at Ada's Kennels.ĭoris Adams, 93, Riceville. Creator of the Slim Jim.Ĭlifton Adams Jr., 76, Cedar Falls. Competed in Special Olympics.Īlonzo Adams II, 95, Davenport. Loved the color red whether on clothes or cardinals. Together, we can make certain the Iowans lost will always be more than a number.Ĭonnie Abegglen, 74, Merrill. If you would like your loved one remembered in this way, email me at or submit their name here. We remain committed to telling these stories. Iowa Mourns was made possible by an unprecedented partnership of nine daily newspapers across Iowa’s two premier newspaper organizations - the Register, Ames Tribune, Burlington Hawk Eye and Iowa City Press-Citizen of the USA TODAY Network and the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, Mason City Globe Gazette, Quad-City Times, Sioux City Journal and Waterloo Courier of Lee Enterprises. Journalists from all over the state contributed, ensuring we painted a true picture of how Iowa has changed from river to river. In writing about them, we focused on the light of their lives instead of the darkness of their diagnoses, and sought to chronicle who they were, what they did and how they’ll be remembered. The Iowa Mourns project is a result of months of research to reveal the stories of neighbors and friends lost to the pandemic. Behind these numbers are our fellow Iowans. In the routine of it all a callus grows, a protection against what these numbers actually stand for - people.īehind these figures are storytellers and hard workers, Cubs fans and pie bakers, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons. They appear in our inboxes and on our feeds like clockwork, sandwiched between big box store discounts and emails from friends. The numbers associated with Iowa’s coronavirus pandemic come regularly. Watch Video: Iowa Mourns: Friends and families remember those lost to COVID-19
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