Wendy Elizabeth Geertz

Wendy Elizabeth Geertz, age 65, died August 29, 2013, at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. She was born June 28, 1948, in Evanston, Illinois, to William and Lois Geertz and raised in Des Plaines, Illinois, near Chicago. She married Jon Derflinger on June 29, 2004, in Cedar Rapids and lived for many years in Central City, Iowa. She was a graduate of Maine West High School, Des Plaines, Illinois, and received her B.A. degree from Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. After receiving her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa, Wendy practiced law with the Legal Services Corporation of Iowa in Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Fort Dodge, and with the Mears Law Office in Iowa City. She then taught paralegal studies at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids for more than 20 years until her retirement in 2008. Wendy is survived by her brother, John (Nancy) Geertz-Larson, of Bloomington, Minnesota; her sister, Kathryn (Robert) Schopp, of Marshfield, Wisconsin; her sister-in-law, Mary Jungerman of Boulder, Colorado; her stepson, Joseph Derflinger, of Cedar Rapids, and his 2 children, Jon Jason and Abigail; 2 nieces, Lois Geertz of Eugene, Oregon, and Clara Geertz of Santa Fe, New Mexico; 3 nephews, Michael Grider (Jennifer Bohlke) of Minneapolis, Minnesota; William Geertz-Larson of Bloomington, Minnesota; and Peter Geertz-Larson of Tacoma, Washington; an aunt, Esther Zeiss of Lombard, Illinois; an uncle, Donald (Mary) Ernst of Henry, Illinois; and 19 cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents, and by her brother, Richard Geertz. Services are to be held at Heritage of Edina—Rembrandt residence, 3434 Heritage Drive, Edina, Minnesota, on Sunday, September 8, at 1:30 p.m., with the Reverend Catherine Crooks of Plymouth Congregational Church of Minneapolis officiating; and at the United Church of Christ, 38 North Fifth Street, Central City, Iowa, on Saturday, October 5, at 2:00 p.m., with the Reverend Vicki Engelmann officiating. Interment will be at Jordan's Grove Cemetery, near Central City, following the October 5 service. Memorials may be sent to First Congregational Church, 766 Graceland Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60016; Central City United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 238, Central City, IA 52214; or Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403. Arrangements are by Washburn-McReavy, Edina, Minnesota, (952) 920-3996. Please post your Wendy stories at http://www.washburn-mcreavy.com/obituaries/Wendy-Geertz/ or on Facebook so that excerpts may be read at her memorial services.

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Wendy Elizabeth Geertz

August 29, 2013

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