SPARKS, Anna Mae (Koehn, Dean) 1955-2017

SPARKS, KOEHN, EVENS, DEAN, FISHER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/12/2018 at 12:36:00

Anna Mae Sparks

October 16, 1955 - August 30, 2017

Obituary for Anna Mae Sparks--

Anna Mae Sparks, 61, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 30 at her home, of natural causes.

She was born October 16, 1955, in Vinton, Iowa, daughter of Eldon Leroy and Patricia Ann Evens Koehn. She married Lyle James Dean and later divorced. She then married Garland Wright Sparks. He died October 8, 2001. She had a significant other, James V. Fisher. He died November 28, 2014.

Anna Mae worked as a bartender at the Fraternal Order of the Eagle’s Club.

She is survived by a son, Shane (Jennell) Dean of Boone; three daughters: Stacy (Jeff) Diveley of Shellsburg, Shannon Mettlin of Vinton and Samantha Dean of Cedar Rapids; nine grandchildren: Wade, Lexi, Bella, MeKinze, Brady, Keeley, Kole, Kristina and Dakota; five great-grandchildren; three sisters: Dot (Rod) Maudlin of Eddyville, Connie (Bill) Greene of Walford and Karen (Dave) Rains of Sigourney.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and by a grandson, Josey.

SOURCE: Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup website