Lea Strohman

LEA ANN STROHMAN

Sigourney

Lea Ann Strohman, 78, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Lea Ann was born May 23, 1937, in Hayesville, to

LeRoy and Clea (Gilliland) Mertz, and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1955. On Oct. 27, 1956, she married Ronald Strohman at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney. Lea Ann worked as a dietary aide at Keokuk County Health Center for 27 years, retiring in 1998.

She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and Altar and Rosary Society. She enjoyed gardening, birdwatching, music, traveling, her family, talking on the phone with her friends, having a good laugh and her four-legged feline friends, especially Tiggie. Lea Ann especially looked forward to visiting with Billy and Bonnie every evening.

Survivors include her husband, Ronald of Sigourney; four children, Pam (Greg) Meier of Marengo, Greg (Gloria) Strohman of Webster, Linda (Jerry) Greiner of Sigourney and Cheryl Strohman of Sigourney; eight grandchildren, Emily (Justin) Aanrud, Adam Meier, Alissa Strohman and fiance Whit Faas, Zachary Strohman, Chad Greiner and friend Bridget Aukes, Heather (Luke) Jaeger, Caitlin Shadley-Long and friend Tim Schneider and Blane Long; five great-grandchildren, with another on the way; and brother, Bill (Bonnie) Mertz of Sigourney.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Sigourney. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Alzheimer's Association, American Heart Association, St. Mary Catholic Church, Safe Haven Animal Shelter in South Amana or Paws and More Animal Shelter in Washington.

Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Lea Ann and her family.

Tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.