Huff, Andrew J. 'Andy'

Andrew J. “Andy” Huff, 70, of Tipton, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, after a brief bout with cancer. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, where a vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 6, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Wesley, at noon Thursday, May 9.

Andrew was born Sept. 15, 1942, in Algona, Iowa, the son of John V. and Ethel (Baker) Huff of Wesley, Iowa. He began his career in the health care industry as an x-ray tech in Iowa Falls. From there he became the hospital administrator at Guttenberg from 1973-1982 and at Oelwein from 1982-1991 where he gained experience in facilities management and expansion. In 1992, he became senior vice president of facilities at the then St. Francis Hospital in Waterloo. He was instrumental in the merger of St. Francis and Schoitz hospitals into what is now Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.

Some of his favorite pastimes were being with his family and especially his grandchildren, attending Hawkeye football games and feeding the birds.

Survivors include his children, John (Paula) Huff of Amana and Kay (Tom) King of Dyersville;

his “beloved sidekick,” Bethany Newnum of Tipton; two grandchildren, Andrea “Andi” and Sam King, who affectionately referred to him as “Bonka”; one brother, Lyle (Ramona) Huff of Boone; a sister-in-law, Bev Huff of Algona; the mother of his children, Jan Huff-Alexander of Jesup, and her mother, Ellen Anderson of Ames; and brothers- and sisters-in-law, Karen (Gary) Van Buskirk, Diane (Virgil) Goodrich, Mary (Adonis) Kassinos and Jane (Brian) Hurd.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Gene.

Memorials are preferred to Beckman Catholic High School Music and Drama departments.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.

Published May 2, 2013 in The Gazette