Audry “Richard” Anciaux

ANCIAUX, ZEITHAMEL, MIDDLEKAUFF, DAVIS, FETTER, WORRALL, GESLING, MCMILLAN, TURECEK

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 7/19/2010 at 11:06:56

Audry “Richard” Anciaux, 63, of North English, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at his home surrounded by family.

Richard was born December 7, 1946 in Iowa City, the son of Audry and Josephine (Zeithamel) Anciaux. He grew up in Iowa City and graduated from Iowa City City High School in 1965. He helped his parents in their dry cleaning and laundry business, Unique Cleaners in Iowa City, and took it over when they retired. He operated the business for 20 years. Richard later worked at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics for 18 years.

He married Viola Middlekauff in June of 2000 and they settled in North English to be near his daughter from a previous marriage and her three daughters. He loved animals and working outside. He enjoyed working with wood, fishing and mowing the yard.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife Viola; daughter, Angela Davis (Mark) of Iowa City; three step-daughters, Crystal Fetter of Tucson, Arizona, Linda Worrall (Harvey Gesling) of Millersburg and Connie McMillan (Tim) of Parnell; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and sister Patricia Turecek (George) of Fort Myers, Florida, many nieces and nephews and his black lab, Lacy.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents.