Nancy Ann Wetherell

IOWA CITY, Iowa— Nancy Ann Wetherell, 64, of Iowa City, Iowa, beloved wife and mother, died Sept. 11, 2019, surrounded by her family at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

The family greeted friends prior to services at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Iowa City.

Mass of Christian Burial was Sept.16 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with the Very Rev. Rudolph Juarez officiating.

Nancy was born June 19, 1955, in Osmond, to William and Evalyn (Tuma) Kirby.

Nancy attended Wausa Public Schools and graduated from High School in 1973. She attended SE Community College, Lincoln, where she earned a dental assistant certificate. She accepted a dental assistant position with Dr. Aaron Walters, at his private dental clinic in Norfolk, where she worked for nine years. Nancy married the love of her life, Daniel Wetherell, June 18, 1983, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Norfolk, NE.

Nancy had a passion for cooking, shopping, was an avid reader and loved to travel. She spent many hours traveling with her husband, Dan, on business trips across the Midwest. She enjoyed their 20 years of family beach vacations to the Florida gulf coast near Clearwater Beach, Fla.

Nancy was a generous volunteer for many organizations including the Girl Scouts, Catholic Schools and Parishes, Birthright, Meals on Wheels and Area Education Agency of NC Iowa. She enjoyed meeting, getting to know new people, making new friends and continuing to cherish old friendships. She had the gift of making people feel warmly welcomed, comfortable around her and making a connection with everyone she met. She had a remarkable smile and an infectious laugh. Her final gift of kindness was a tissue donation through the Iowa Donor Network so that someone else may have a better life.

Nancy is survived by her loving husband, Dan; her children, daughter, Emily Buchanan (Joe), St. Peters, Mo.; son, Nathan (Lauren), Idaho Springs, Colo.; and daughter, Sarah, Columbia, Mo.; three granddaughters, Caroline Ann, 3; Cecilia Rae, 2; and Rosalie Evalyn Buchanan, born Sept. 6, 2019; six of 10 siblings, Kathy Obrien (Dave), Yankton, S.D.; William Kirby Jr., Clearwater, Fla.; Neil Kirby (Terri), Elkhorn; Greg Kirby (Mary), Omaha; Mark Kirby, Crofton; and Sandy Kirby White, Council Bluffs, Iowa; and over 100 first cousins, many nieces and nephews, and many dear friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Evalyn Kirby; and siblings, Sheila Barnett, Kevin Kirby and Celeste Kirby.

In lieu of flowers, the Nancy Wetherell Memorial Fund has been established.