Slifka, Debra (Gathmann) 1959 - 2022
SLIFKA, GATHMANN, SANDMAN, TRIZZINO, MAROTTA, LACZAK, STUEBE, HABITZ, CLARK, POST
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/8/2022 at 10:40:07
RIVERDALE - Debra G. Slifka, age 62, of Riverdale, Iowa, died on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, at The University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City following a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was surrounded by family at the time of her death.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the church. The burial will be on Saturday at the Kendallville-Eddy Cemetery at Kendallville, Iowa at 11 a.m. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran or UHIC 3JCP Nursing Fund.
Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.hmdfuneralhome.com
Deb was born on Dec. 26, 1959, in Dearborn, Mich., the fifth child of Wayne and Kathleen (Sandman) Gathmann. She graduated from Fordson High School in 1978 and then the University of Michigan in 1983, with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. GO BLUE! Shortly after college, she moved to Davenport and started her career as a pharmacist. She worked for Walgreens at Duck Creek, NCS Healthcare/OmniCare, Target Pharmacy and retired as a staff pharmacist for divvyDOSE in March 2022.
Deb married Jon Moreland in 1984, who unexpectedly passed away in 1985. After meeting on a fantastic blind date, she was united in marriage to Mark Slifka on Feb. 4, 1989, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Davenport. The couple shared over 33 years of marriage, memories and adventures together.
Deb cherished her family, especially all her grandchildren. Her “go with the flow attitude” always kept her ready for an adventure, seeing new things, traveling and visiting family. Family gatherings often ended with euchre tournaments, singing songs from The Sound of Music and many empty bottles of wine. A good day for Deb began with a cup of coffee and ended with a good glass of wine! She will be missed and thought of often by all who knew and loved her.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Mark of Riverdale; children, David (Kristi) Slifka of Vadnais Heights, Minn., Andrew (Rachel) Slifka of West Des Moines, Emma (Nick) Trizzino Bettendorf, Iowa and Claire (Zach) Marotta of Bettendorf; grandchildren, James, Benjamin, Caden, Cole, Tucker, Adalynn “A.J.”, Baby Slifka due in November and Baby Marotta due in March; siblings, Marcia (Joe) Luczak of Washington, Mich., Patt (Dave) Stuebe of Powell, Ohio, Bill (Jean) Gathmann of Dillon, Colo., Linda (Tom) Habitz of Novi, Mich. and Kara (Frank) Clark of Chicago, Ill.; father-in-law, Anthony Slifka, of Cresco, Iowa; brothers-in-law, Rick (Rachel) Slifka and Jeff (Beth) Slifka, all of Cresco; a sister-in-law, Kris (Steve) Post of Clear Lake, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and her mother-in-law, Janice Slifka.Source: Cresco Times Oct. 3, 2022
Kendallville-Eddy Cemetery
Winneshiek Obituaries maintained by Jeff Getchell.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen