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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Cathy Sue Dahm
Age: 59
City: Cedar Rapids
Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Cathy Sue Dahm
Cathy Sue Dahm
Cedar Rapids
Cathy Sue Dahm, 59, of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2023, while surrounded by her loving family at the Oldorf Hospice House. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, August 2, at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 3, at Cedar Hills Community Church, Cedar Rapids. Interment will be in the Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, Iowa.
Born on December 15, 1963, in Oskaloosa, Iowa to John and Shirley Netten Ferguson, Cathy was raised on the family farm near New Sharon with her sisters, Marcy and Molly. Cathy participated in 4-H, athletics, and helped on the farm while growing up. She graduated from North Mahaska High School in 1981 and Des Moines Area Community College in 1983. Cathy was united in marriage to Scott Dahm on August 25, 1984, and they moved to Cedar Rapids in 1985. Cathy was self-employed for most of her accounting career, which enabled her to work from home and raise her children. While Cathy enjoyed her flower gardens, bicycling, cooking, and decorating for Christmas, what she enjoyed most was spending time with family. Cathy was a member of Cedar Hills Community Church.
Cathy will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 39 years, Scott; daughter, Danielle Dahm; son, Ryan (Molly Ruhser) Dahm; granddaughters, Maren LaVon and Maya Sue Dahm, the lights of her life; father, John Ferguson, and sisters, Marcy (Fritz) James and Molly (Rick) Swenson; as well as nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley.
In lieu of flowers, please remember Cathy with donations to the Cedar Hills Community Church Open Hands Food Pantry.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.