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Judy Kay <I>Hansel</I> Hingtgen

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Judy Kay Hansel Hingtgen

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1 Sep 2010 (aged 68)
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Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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From the September 4, 2010 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald

BELLEVUE, Iowa -- Judy Kay Hingtgen, 68, of Bellevue, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, peacefully surrounded by family after an extended illness at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue.

A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 6, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in the Hingtgen plot of St. Nicholas Spruce Creek Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, and after 9 a.m. Monday at Hachmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bellevue.

She was born on Jan. 30, 1942, in Waterloo, daughter of Marshall Frank and Estella E. (Vaughn) Hansel. She received her education in the Waterloo schools before becoming a homemaker.

She married Keith R. Megonigle on April 18, 1959. They had two children. She later married Gerald B. Hingtgen Sr. on July 8, 1989, in Jesup.

Judy later became a medication aide, certified nursing assistant and nursing home care person. She worked at the mental health facility and the Independence Care Center, both in Independence, and also helped set up and run an Alzheimer's unit near Allen Hospital, Waterloo, until her retirement. Judy took great joy in caring for the elderly and special needs people.

During this time, she also volunteered to help and transported special-needs individuals to Camp Courageous. In her spare time, Judy was always working on craft projects for family and residents of the facilities she worked in. She also worked as an activities person. She was a very kind and giving person.

Judy loved to go camping, traveling and on fun trips, especially to Branson. She also loved country and gospel music, and the TV show, "Touched By An Angel."

Surviving are her husband, Gerald B. Hingtgen Sr., of Bellevue; a daughter, Karen Kay (Megonigle) Martin, of Clinton; her former husband, Keith R. Megonigle; three brothers, Frank "Moon" Hansel, of Greene, Jim (Paulette) Glaspie, of Waterloo, and Steve (Kathy) Glaspie, of Aplington; her stepsons, Michael (Dawn) Hingtgen, of Independence, Mark (Robin) Hingtgen, of Iowa City, Jeffery (Dawn) Hingtgen, of Jesup, Patrick (Diep) Hingtgen, of United Arab Emerates, Gerald (Tracy) Hingtgen, of North Liberty, and Kevin (Melissa) Hingtgen, of Fairbank; four stepdaughters, Karen (Jim) Pullin, of Jesup, Karla Hingtgen, of Tiffin, Jean (Roy) Bergman, of Littleton, and Jacqueline (Rodney) Danielson, of Cedar Falls; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, David Hansel; and a son, Roger Ray Megonigle.

From the September 4, 2010 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald

BELLEVUE, Iowa -- Judy Kay Hingtgen, 68, of Bellevue, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, peacefully surrounded by family after an extended illness at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue.

A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 6, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in the Hingtgen plot of St. Nicholas Spruce Creek Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, and after 9 a.m. Monday at Hachmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bellevue.

She was born on Jan. 30, 1942, in Waterloo, daughter of Marshall Frank and Estella E. (Vaughn) Hansel. She received her education in the Waterloo schools before becoming a homemaker.

She married Keith R. Megonigle on April 18, 1959. They had two children. She later married Gerald B. Hingtgen Sr. on July 8, 1989, in Jesup.

Judy later became a medication aide, certified nursing assistant and nursing home care person. She worked at the mental health facility and the Independence Care Center, both in Independence, and also helped set up and run an Alzheimer's unit near Allen Hospital, Waterloo, until her retirement. Judy took great joy in caring for the elderly and special needs people.

During this time, she also volunteered to help and transported special-needs individuals to Camp Courageous. In her spare time, Judy was always working on craft projects for family and residents of the facilities she worked in. She also worked as an activities person. She was a very kind and giving person.

Judy loved to go camping, traveling and on fun trips, especially to Branson. She also loved country and gospel music, and the TV show, "Touched By An Angel."

Surviving are her husband, Gerald B. Hingtgen Sr., of Bellevue; a daughter, Karen Kay (Megonigle) Martin, of Clinton; her former husband, Keith R. Megonigle; three brothers, Frank "Moon" Hansel, of Greene, Jim (Paulette) Glaspie, of Waterloo, and Steve (Kathy) Glaspie, of Aplington; her stepsons, Michael (Dawn) Hingtgen, of Independence, Mark (Robin) Hingtgen, of Iowa City, Jeffery (Dawn) Hingtgen, of Jesup, Patrick (Diep) Hingtgen, of United Arab Emerates, Gerald (Tracy) Hingtgen, of North Liberty, and Kevin (Melissa) Hingtgen, of Fairbank; four stepdaughters, Karen (Jim) Pullin, of Jesup, Karla Hingtgen, of Tiffin, Jean (Roy) Bergman, of Littleton, and Jacqueline (Rodney) Danielson, of Cedar Falls; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, David Hansel; and a son, Roger Ray Megonigle.



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