Martin W. Ferguson
March 05, 2009
Wes Ferguson, 54, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Iowa Lutheran ER. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Wes was born May 9, 1954 in Cheyenne, WY. He was a great gardener and could make anything grow. Wes was an avid cribbage and pitch card player, he was also a Star Trek fan.
Wes is survived by his mother, Evelyne Villines; father, Martin Ferguson; sisters, Chris Burkhart and Julia (Mark) Tiedeman; nephews, John and Jason Burkhart and Bryan Tiedeman; niece, Amy (John) Geng; two great-nephews, Austin and Connor Geng; and a host of long time friends. He will be remembered as a great friend who brought joy and laughter to those around him.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the White House.
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Bob & Linda
03/08/2009
As we live on the east coast, we knew Wes mainly through the stories told by his mom, most memorably about the time he carried her up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington so she could get a close-up view of President Lincoln. But in August of 2002, we met him in person as he led us through the maze of rules for playing bingo at the White House. We still remember that our faces hurt the next morning from laughing so hard on that very special evening with Wes and his mom. But the strongest memory of that night is the wonderful relationship he had with his friends. It was clear that he cared deeply about them and they cared deeply about him. The world is a sadder place for his loss.