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Gary Dean Weede
Gary Dean Weede
Marshalltown
Gary Dean Weede passed away peacefully at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa, on Sunday, the fourteenth of December, hand-in-hand with his daughter.
He was born to Dean and Hilma Weede in Stanwood, Iowa. After graduating in 1956 from McKinley High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he went on to Iowa State University. In 1958 he married his high school sweetheart, Jannes Teply. Together, they moved to Ames where he completed his Doctorate degree. He taught there until 1970 when Illinois State University made a superb offer. Retiring in 1998, they moved to their dream home in Nathrop, Colorado. In 2018 they moved to Marshalltown, Iowa, for family help.
Gary’s wife, his sister Donna Perkins, and brother Nick preceded him in death. Gary is survived by his brother Roger (Pat) Weede, his sister-in-law Jane Weede, and brother-in-law Wayne Perkins. He is survived by his daughters: Susan (Joe) Pollpeter of Marshalltown, and Sandra (Carl) Menard of Burton, Michigan; grandchildren: Kate, Jacque, Molly, Lindsay, Amanda, and Lance; great-grandchildren: Sybastian, Brooke, Ryan, Jeanette, Natalie, and Audrey; sisters-in-law Patricia (David) Mahr, Sharon (Tom) Lewers, and Julia (Darrell) Wahlstrom; four nieces and four nephews. Memorials may be made to Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown, Iowa.
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