JETMUND, Peggy C. (Christie) 1921-2008

JETMUND, CHRISTIE, DEPPING, PHILLIPS

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 6/3/2014 at 23:53:27

[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Friday, May 16, 2008]

LA PORTE CITY - Peggy C. Jetmund, 87, died peacefully May 12, 2008, in her home near Gilbertville, Iowa. Born May 1, 1921, in Hampton, Iowa, daughter of Thomas Ignatius and Elsie Elizabeth (Depping) Christie; she married Raymond Irvin Jetmund on Aug. 1, 1948, in Dows, Iowa. He preceded her in death Dec. 13, 1974.

She attended MacMurray College in Illinois, graduating magna cum laude in 1943 from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education. She later earned a Master of Arts degree in special education from Iowa State University.

Peggy was a gifted pianist and teacher with over 60 years teaching piano, marching band, general music and special education at over a dozen Iowa schools. She retired in 1993 after 15 years at Jesup Community School. She served on numerous music/education boards and committees and was a well-respected, certified adjudicator for piano competitions.

Beginning in 2003, Peggy made progressively longer visits to daughter Diane on Martha's Vineyard island. Peggy loved the island, insisting on daily drives along the water's edge. She made many friends there, including a spunky group of peers and staff that were in her cherished Supportive Day Program.

She is survived by three children, C. Diane Jetmund of West Tisbury, Mass., Douglas R. Jetmund of Evansdale, Iowa, and Leisa M. Phillips, wife of Darell Phillips, Gilbertville, Iowa; six grandchildren, Jolaine Mills, Oakland, Iowa, Jade Graves, Nashua, N.H., Runa Jetmund, Phoenix, Benjamin (Sarah) Phillips, Warrensburg, Mo., Bartholomew Phillips, Albuquerque, N.M., and Brittany Phillips, Ruthven, Iowa; and three great-grandchildren, Joshua Mills, Christan Mills and Tianna Graves.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Gilbertville, burial in the Ames Municipal Cemetery. Friends and family may call on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street in Waterloo. Visitation is also available at church one hour before services.

Memorials may be directed to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church or the Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo.

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