Yvonne Gayle (Vickroy) DEWEIN

DEWEIN, VICKROY, JONES, REIHMANN, VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ-DEWEIN, DARDICK, WAGNER, NISHIMURA, SCHEIDLER, STEWART

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:41

November 1, 1953 ---- February 12, 2018

Yvonne Gayle Vickroy Dewein, with her daughter, son, and husband at her side, peacefully left this physical world Monday, Feb. 12, after a 3 1/2-year battle against esophageal cancer.

Yvonne was born Nov. 1, 1953, at Fort Bliss Army Hospital, El Paso, Texas, to Edward William “Bud” Vickroy and Zola Luree Jones Vickroy. After her father’s discharge from the Army, her family moved to Jamaica, Iowa, for a year before returning to her parents’ hometown of Danville, where she attended and graduated from Danville Community School as salutatorian of her class in 1972. Education was important to her and her family as she received her AA Degree from Southeastern Community College and graduated summa cum laude from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1976 with a degree in elementary education and special education. She also received a master’s in education degree through “Mustang University” and Vitterbo University. Yvonne was an educator in Iowa Public Schools for 39 years, having taught various levels of elementary and special education in Preston Community School, Iowa Falls Community School, Eagle Grove Community School, and Dallas Center-Grimes Community School. She was a dedicated and caring teacher to her students, going above and beyond the call of duty to make learning easier and better for her students.

Yvonne had many hobbies and enjoyments in her life. She, along with her husband, Rich, loved gardening, music, cooking, dining out, traveling, and their children, among many things. Yvonne and Rich were married June 22, 1974, at Danville United Methodist Church and were the parents of two children, Sarah and Andrew. The two of them worked in tandem on many projects and ideas. Yvonne was the main costume designer for many of the musicals presented in the schools where her husband was the vocal director. It was a passion for her to find the right material and design that was unique for each show. They loved to “day trip” to a wide variety of nurseries and greenhouses to look for the special variety and “different” plants for their garden and then finding the right spot for them in their various flower beds. They enjoyed finding that special restaurant for a fine dining experience. Both loved to travel and explore the various parts of the country.

Yvonne is survived by her husband of 43 years, Rich; a daughter, Sarah Reihmann and husband, Tyler, of Clive; a son, Andrew Dewein and wife, Tiffany Vasquez-Dewein, of Waukee; her three beautiful granddaughters, Abigayle, Bryna, and Penelope; a brother, David Vickroy and wife, Marcia, of El Dorado Hills, California; a sister, Kathleen Vickroy and husband, Tom Dardick, of Enola, Pennsylvania; a sister-in-law, Cathy Vickroy of Norwalk; her mother, Luree Jones Vickroy Wagner of Clive; nephews and nieces, Lindsay Scheidler and husband, Chris, of West Des Moines, Skyler Vickroy and fiancée, Yuko Nishimura, of San Jose, California, Jon-David Stewart of Fremont, California, and Collyn and Geneva Dardick of Enola. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward William Vickroy; a brother, Michael William Vickroy; mother-in-law Wilma Katherine Dewein; father-in-law Frank Nansen Dewein; and stepfather, Arlo Wagner.

A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at Central Presbyterian Church, 3829 Grand Avenue, Des Moines. The family requests no flowers and that attendees wear red, her favorite color, to celebrate.

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