In Memory of Brenda Ann Dailey

Brenda Ann Dailey, age 53, of Mapleton, Iowa passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Christensen – Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Reverend Ken Miller will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Christensen – Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.christensenvanhouten.com 

Brenda Ann (Wittenhagen) Dailey was born to Larry and Katherine (Matthews) Wittenhagen on December 04, 1961 in Mitchell, South Dakota. Brenda grew up and went to school in the Mitchell, South Dakota area and later went on to earn her GED.

Brenda enlisted in the United States Navy. Upon returning home Brenda married Douglas Geibe in the year of 1986. To this union two sons where born, Derek and Kyle.

The family made their home in the Aurelia, Iowa area. The couple owned and operated Carnival games as well as team trucked across the nation with their boys. Brenda was also employed as a welder.

The couple later parted ways. Brenda was a free spirt and lived various places such as South Dakota, Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, Georgia and Maine just to name a few.

Brenda enjoyed traveling, arm wrestling, writing poetry, going to the shooting range and she expressed herself by getting tattoos.

Brenda loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren, she relished being a grandmother and took great pride in it. She will be missed by her dogs Deeogie & Salina who provided companionship and kept her company.

Left to cherish her memory are her loving son, Kyle (Nicole) Geibe of Battle Creek, Iowa; grandchildren, Bria, Jordan and one on the way; father, Larry Wittenhagen of Mitchell, South Dakota; siblings, Randy Wittenhagen of Renton, Washington, Bonnie Jones of Clearwater, Florida, Jeff (Jeanie) Matthews of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sharon (Rick) Youngbluth of Mitchell, South Dakota, Larry (Ruth) Wittenhagen of Mitchell, South Dakota, Travis (Jen) Wittenhagen of Mitchell, South Dakota, Jason Wittenhagen of Mitchell, South Dakota; and extended family and friends.

Brenda was preceded in death by her mother, Katherine Wittenhagen; son, Derek Geibe; and brother, Larry Lee Wittenhagen.