Jay Taber

Jay Taber, 33, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes in West Des Moines. He was born June 5, 1978, in Newton, Iowa, to Michiel and Beverly Taber.

Jay graduated from Newton High School in 1996, and received a degree from DMACC in Information Technology. He married Alyssa Cleveringa on September 4, 2004. He was a volunteer fire fighter and EMT for the Grimes Fire Department. Jay had worked for Wells Fargo in the IT area since 2006. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan, a season ticket holder for Iowa State football, and enjoyed attending I-Cubs games. Most of all, Jay loved spending time with his family, especially his wife and son.

Jay is survived by his loving wife, Alyssa; son, Aaron Michael Taber; parents, Michiel and Beverly Taber of Newton; brother Michiel (Angela) Taber of Des Moines; niece, Samantha Taber; paternal grandmother, Lucille Taber of Newton; maternal grandmother, Betty Klingensmith of Newton; parents-in-law, Michael and Valerie Cleveringa of Rock Rapids; brother-in-law, Eric (Leslie) Cleveringa of Harrisburg, SD; paternal grandmother-in-law, Arlene Cleveringa of Orange City; and maternal grandmother-in-law, LaVonne Simonson of Ruthven, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Leon Taber; maternal grandfather, Forrest Klingensmith; paternal grandfather-in-law, James Cleveringa; and maternal grandfather-in-law, Richard Simonson.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 11, 2012, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be given to the family to start a college fund for Aaron, in loving memory of Jay.

Online condolences may be made to:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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