Obituary for WILLIAM GRANT WADDEN
William Grant Wadden, beloved son of Jerry and Marilynn, died of sudden cardiac death on Thursday, February 9, 2006, at home in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, at Hamilton''s, 2nd Avenue and NW 60th Avenue, near Highland Memory Gardens. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Hamilton''s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home.
Bill was born on May 9, 1966, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Jerry and Marilynn Wadden. He graduated from Des Moines Hoover High School in 1984, and he earned a Business Administration degree from Iowa State University.
Bill worked as a department supervisor. He had been employed most recently at the Firestone plant and before that at Rees Associates. During high school and college, he worked at McDonald''s, Super Value warehouse, and Quick Trip.
Bill''s great loves were many -- his family, Debbie, his faithful Kitty, numerous friends, downhill skiing in Colorado, collecting maps, organizing things, treating employees with dignity and respect, woodworking, photography, the Miami Dolphins, watching movies-especially Clint Eastwood moving, listening to music, watching boxing and exploring national parks with his dad.
Immediate survivors include his parents, Jerry and Marilynn Wadden of Des Moines, a sister, Leigh Wadden of Frisco, CO, and girlfriend, Debbie Osterhout of Des Moines. Also surviving are uncles, an aunt, and cousins: Steve and Sue Wadden, Jeff and Sara Wadden, Mike Wadden, Gary Grant, Harry Grant, Madeline and Brian Crandell, Rebecca Grant and Rachel and Justin Wonders. He was preceded in death by a baby sister, Julie Michelle and his grandparents, Harry and Dorothy Grant and Don and Florine Wadden.
In lieu of flowers, Bill would have wanted any memorial contributions to be made to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa or Animal Lifeline.
Bill was born on May 9, 1966, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Jerry and Marilynn Wadden. He graduated from Des Moines Hoover High School in 1984, and he earned a Business Administration degree from Iowa State University.
Bill worked as a department supervisor. He had been employed most recently at the Firestone plant and before that at Rees Associates. During high school and college, he worked at McDonald''s, Super Value warehouse, and Quick Trip.
Bill''s great loves were many -- his family, Debbie, his faithful Kitty, numerous friends, downhill skiing in Colorado, collecting maps, organizing things, treating employees with dignity and respect, woodworking, photography, the Miami Dolphins, watching movies-especially Clint Eastwood moving, listening to music, watching boxing and exploring national parks with his dad.
Immediate survivors include his parents, Jerry and Marilynn Wadden of Des Moines, a sister, Leigh Wadden of Frisco, CO, and girlfriend, Debbie Osterhout of Des Moines. Also surviving are uncles, an aunt, and cousins: Steve and Sue Wadden, Jeff and Sara Wadden, Mike Wadden, Gary Grant, Harry Grant, Madeline and Brian Crandell, Rebecca Grant and Rachel and Justin Wonders. He was preceded in death by a baby sister, Julie Michelle and his grandparents, Harry and Dorothy Grant and Don and Florine Wadden.
In lieu of flowers, Bill would have wanted any memorial contributions to be made to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa or Animal Lifeline.