Megan Vance

MEGAN VANCE

Walford

On Dec. 18, 2015, Megan Diane Vance, 29, lost a long courageous battle with Stage 4 metastatic melanoma.

Megan was born Nov. 23, 1986, in Jefferson, Iowa, the daughter of Craig Hanson and LuAnn Berger. She attended and graduated from Sigourney High School. She then went on to earn a Level 3 paraeducator degree from Kirkwood Community College. Megan was united in marriage to Nicholas J. Vance on Sept. 1, 2012, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oxford.

She used her time and talents to work at Kennedy High School, as well as Kenwood and Monroe elementary schools, with profoundly disabled children. She would light up the children and staff with her beautiful personality and love. She adored her school children!

Megan loved following the Iowa Hawkeyes and was usually dressed in Hawkeye attire. Beau, her loving dog, was always entertaining her and brought great joy to her life.

Megan is survived by her husband, Nick of Walford; mother, LuAnn Berger of Sigourney; father, Craig Hanson of Callender; one sister, Allison Hanson of Sigourney; and two brothers, Ben Hanson of Delta and Tyler Hanson of Walford. Megan also is survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

A prayer service will be held at St Mary's Catholic Church in Oxford on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 3 p.m. A celebration of life will be held at St. Mary's Hall following the prayer service from 4 to 8 p.m. Megan wished to be cremated. A private burial will be at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to The Arc of East Central Iowa, Cedar Rapids, or Hospice of Mercy, Cedar Rapids.

Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web at www.gayandciha.com.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City, is caring for Megan's family and her services.