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Alan Magnus Andreasen
Alan Magnus Andreasen
Dubuque
Alan Magnus Andreasen, 61, of Dubuque passed away Oct. 3, 2022, at MercyOne Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1961, in Oxford, England, to Magnus and Elizabeth Joy Andreasen. Alan grew up in a small village near Oxford called Horspath, where he was very involved in the Horspath Scouts marching band. In 1986, he married Nancy Armentrout of Cedar Rapids and moved to Iowa, where he continued his involvement with marching band and drum corps as an instructor, drill writer, volunteer and spectator. The couple had three children and later divorced. Alan received a B.A. in biology and a Master’s of Science Education from the University of Iowa, and taught middle school science in the Linn-Mar School District for 10 years. In 2012, he married Roxanna Dawn Perron and moved to Dubuque. Alan had a keen intellect, kind heart and wicked sense of humor.
Alan is survived by his wife, Roxanna Andreasen of Dubuque; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bert and Kathleen Perron of Dubuque; children, Jack Andreasen of Waverly and Thomas Andreasen and Katie Andreasen of Cedar Rapids; mother, Joy Andreasen of Horspath; and sister brother-in-law and nephew, Alison, Christopher and Charlie Palmer of Essex, England.
He was preceded in death by his father, Magnus Andreasen of Horspath, England; and his two sets of grandparents in Oxford, England
Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, Dubuque, Iowa, is assisting the family.
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