Williams, Deb – 1952-2017

GILDERSLEEVE, KODER, LESONIK, ST JOHN, WILLIAMS, WOOD

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:27

Funeral services wee held Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home for Deb Williams.
Deb Williams, 64, of Giltner (NE) passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, with her family by her side.
Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.
Words of comfort may be left for the family www.giallfaiths.com.
Deb was born on September 7, 1952, in Newton, Iowa, daughter of Bert and Edith (Koder) Wood.
Deb was raised in the small town of Reasnor, Iowa; she attended and graduated from neighboring town, Monroe, Iowa. On July 14, 1972, she married Robert “Bob” Gildersleeve, the couple made their home in Iowa and were blessed with two children, Jeremy and Amy.
In 1989, Deb moved to Giltner and on July 4 she married Steve Williams. With this union her family gained two stepsons, Dave and Dan. Together, Deb and Steve owned the local bar in Giltner. After they sold the bar, Deb was employed at the Grand Island Independent, as well as Ace Hardware. At the time of her passing she was the accounting clerk at CPI in Giltner.
Her beloved family include, son, Jeremy (Emily) Gildersleeve of Cairo; daughter, Amy (Jim) Lesonik of Giltner; step-sons, Dave Williams of Lincoln, Dan (Stacey) Williams of Hastings; sister, Sherry (Bill) St. John of Monroe, IA; grandchildren, Wyatt, and Makenna Gildersleeve, Britny, and Skyler Williams, Alex, Nate, and Zach Williams, Brandon Gildersleeve, Mason, Danika, and Brooklynn Lesonik; four great-grandchildren; numerous extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Edith, and husband, Steve Williams.
Source: Monroe (IA) Legacy; Thursday, April 13, 2017, page 3