Regina Marie Van Dee

Regina Marie Van Dee
April 22, 1957 - July 04, 2007
Deep River, IA
Visitation: 4 pm to 7 PM / Wake Service at 7 PM July 06, 2007 at Powell Funeral Home, North English, IA
Funeral Service: 10:00 AM July 07, 2007 at St. Bridget Catholic Church, Victor, IA
Interment: 10:00 am July 07, 2007 at Armah Cemetery, rural North English, IA
Regina Marie Van Dee, age 50, died of lung cancer on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, July 7, 2007 at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Victor, IA with the Rev. Brian Shepley officiating. Visitation will be from 4 pm to 7 pm Friday, July 6th at the Powell Funeral Home in North English, with a wake service being held at 7 pm and visitation will also be at the church on Saturday from 9 am until service time. Burial will be in the Armah Cemetery near North English. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfunheralhomes.com under obituaries. In lieu of flowers the family has requested a memorial towards St. Bridget Catholic Church Building Project, in Victor. Regina Van Dee was born on April 22, 1957, in Grinnell, Iowa, the daughter of Marion G. and Betty Snook Van Dee. She graduated from Deep River-Millersburg Community School in 1975. After graduation, she worked at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance. She had been employed at the Poweshiek County Treasurer's Office, in the tax department, for the last 24 years. She also worked part-time at Montezuma SuperValu during the past 2 years. Regina dedicated her life to our Lord and was His faithful servant. Her greatest joy was spending time with her nieces and nephews who were "her kids". She often played pepper, dice, and other card games with her family. She enjoyed league bowling for many years. She is survived by her mother Betty Van Dee, sisters Elizabeth (Mike) Roberts, Rosemary (Ray) Cooper, Angela (David) Armstrong all of Deep River: brothers John (Brenda) Van Dee, J.D. (Gwen) Van Dee and Justin (Becky) Van Dee all of Deep River; her nieces and nephews: Selina (Chris) McKinney of Newton, Charlie (Kristie) Roberts of Davenport, Trace Roberts of Deep River, Lindsey Roberts of Montezuma, Shane Van Dee, Sid Van Dee (fiancé Abby Kahler), Stacey Van Dee, Leslie Harbin, Maria Van Dee, Easton Van Dee, Jennifer Armstrong, Sam Armstrong, Ted Armstrong, and Matt Armstrong all of Deep River, her great nephew, Hunter Van Dee of Deep River, and great niece, Jadelyn Roberts of Davenport, and many, many friends and relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Marion Van Dee.