Dorothy M. Crowdes

CROWDES, TERRELL, SMITH STORDY, IRLMEIER, KRAUS

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 5/19/2006 at 15:33:04

Winterset Madisonian
January 21, 2004

Dorothy Crowdes, Ankeny

Dorothy M. Crowdes, 76, of Ankeny died Jan. 12, 2004, of a brain anueurysm at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.

A Funeral Mass was held Thursday, Jan. 15, at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Ankeny. Burial was at Ankeny Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Dorothy Crowdes was born in Templeton and had resided in Winterset for 30 years before moving to Ankeny six years ago. Dorothy was a member of Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, Honey Bee Quilters, Heritage Quilters and Prairie Star Quilters.

She is survived by five daughters, Deb Terrell of Ankeny, Becky and Jodee Crowdes, both of Des Moines, Amy Crowdes of Ankeny and Lydia Storby of Green Bay, Wis.; two sons, Bobby Joe Crowdes of Ankeny and Mike Crowdes of Winterset; five brothers, Leonard Irlmeier, Bud Irlmeier, Mox Irlmeier, Don Irlmeier and Clete Irlmeier; a sister, Irene Kraus; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements were handled by Ankeny Funeral Home and Crematory.