Valree Mae Blewett-Dickson (1954-2014)
BLEWETT-DICKSON, BLEWETT, DICKSON, BRANDMEYER, WESTVOLD
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 4/4/2014 at 19:40:18
From Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care obituary, Ames, Story County, Iowa:
Valree Mae Blewett-Dickson
December 8, 1954 - March 18, 2014Valree Mae Blewett-Dickson, age 59, of Ames died at her home on Tuesday, March 18. A gathering of friends and family will take place on Sunday, March 23, from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care (414 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA). A Celebration of Life memorial service will occur the following day, Monday, March 24, at 11:00 a.m. at the United Church of Christ (6th and Kellogg, Ames, IA), with a burial to follow at Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Val was born December 8, 1954 in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Harland and Della Mae Blewett. She grew up on a farm near Meservey, Iowa. The family moved to Ames when Val was in middle school and she graduated from Ames High School in 1973. In 1977 she started nursing school at Marshalltown Community School of Nursing where she graduated in 1980 as a Registered Nurse. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1988 from Grandview College, her Master of Science in Nursing from Drake University in 1999, and was currently working on her Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Allen College in Waterloo. She married James E. Dickson August 16, 1988 in St. Thomas Virgin Islands.
Val enjoyed being involved in both the teaching and clinical side of nursing. She worked in ICU/CCU at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines from 1986-1991. She then started her career as a nursing instructor at DMACC in 1992 while concurrently working as a PRN at Mary Greeley Medical Center. She resigned at Mary Greeley Medical Center in 2012 to devote more time to her pursuit of a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Allen College while continuing to educate the next generation of nurses at the DMACC Boone Campus.
Val was very active in Mackenzie and Nolan's life, coaching youth sports teams, co-leading a 4-H club, organizing school parents and enthusiastically attending all sorts of events. She was a member of United Church of Christ, Nursing Education Council, AHS Fine Arts Booster Club, AHS Athletic Booster Club, NFA DMACC, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, and both National and Iowa League of Nursing. Most importantly she was a mother to Mackenzie and Nolan and a wife to Jim.
Val is survived by her husband Jim, their children Mackenzie Joy and Nolan Lloyd Dickson all of Ames, sisters Vivian (Stan) Brandmeyer of Versailles, MO, and Brenda Westvold of Clive, IA, and nephews Mike Brandmeyer and his family, Brent Brandmeyer and his family, Nic Westvold and his family, and Jason Westvold and his family. She was preceded in death by her parents.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to: DMACC Foundation Nursing Student Scholarship Fund--Boone Campus, Story County 4-H Foundation, or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be directed to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com
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