Tyanna Gruenwald

TYANNA M. GRUENWALD

Lost Nation

Tyanna M. Gruenwald, 35, of Lost Nation, passed away at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lost Nation, where visitation will be on Monday, Sept. 18, from 4 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at Lost Nation Cemetery. Lahey and Dawson Funeral Services of Lost Nation will be assisting the family at the time.

Tyanna Marie Smith was born Nov. 22, 1981, to Richard and Judy (Seivers) Smith. She graduated from Midland Community School in 2000. She continued her education at Scott Community College and Wesleyan College, where she received a degree in nursing. She was very proud to be a nurse and was very good at it too. She worked as a charge nurse on the fourth floor at University Hospitals.

Tyanna married Cary Gruenwald in DeWitt, Iowa. She enjoyed gardening, going to fairs and raising cattle. She loved caring for her twins and was so proud of them.

Those left to cherish her memories are her mother, Judy Smith; husband, Cary Gruenwald; children, Drew and Annavey Gruenwald; two stepchildren, Hannah and Chase Gruenwald; and two brothers, Jack (Lora) Smith and Jason Smith, all of Lost Nation.

She was preceded in death by her father; grandma, Marie Seivers; and grandmother, Phyllis Smith.

Memorials may be directed to the family for a college fund for her children.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.laheys.com.