Minda Kaye DeBey Babinate 1946- 2009

BABINATE, MULDER, DEBEY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/27/2013 at 11:02:41

Sioux City Journal
15 November 2009

SERGEANT BLUFF -- Minda Babinate, 63, of Sergeant Bluff died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Grace Methodist Church in Sioux City. Burial will be 2:15 p.m. Monday in Valley View Cemetery at Rock Valley, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Monday at the church. Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley, Iowa, is assisting the family.

Minda Kaye DeBey was born Feb. 1, 1946, to Tony and Jeanette (Mulder) DeBey in Orange City, Iowa. Minda graduated from Rock Valley High School in 1963. She then received her nursing degree in 1966 from St. Luke's Nursing School, Sioux City. She worked at St Luke's Hospital until 1970, when she began working for Dr. George Rowney and then continued her nursing career for Dr. Jack Bristow.

Minda was united in marriage to Paul Babinate on Sept. 30, 1983, in Sioux City. She retired in 1991 due to complications with MS. Paul died May 13, 2007. Minda moved to Embassy Rehab and Care Center in April of 2007. She enjoyed her career in nursing and especially enjoyed visiting with family and friends.

Minda is survived by her brothers, Earl (Mary Ann) DeBey of Rock Valley, Iowa, and Paul (Karmin) DeBey of Leawood, Kan.; a sister, Mary DeBey (Roy) Kanwit of Spencertown, N.Y.; a sister-in-law, Chris DeBey of Gilbert, Ariz.; a stepdaughter, Gayle (Richard) Newton of Cordes Lakes, Ariz.; two nieces; five nephews; and four stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul; a brother, Galen DeBey; and stepdaughter, Linda Bradham.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to CNOS Foundation MS Support Group, Sioux City Chapter.