Ladell Ann "Midge" Lybarger

Ladell Ann “Midge” Lybarger, 80, passed into the loving arms of Jesus, with her husband by her side, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. She resided at Morning Star Assisted Living during the end of her long battle with Alzheimer’s. Ladell will be remembered as a special friend to many. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1960 and many of her friends who called themselves pfisters got together regularly through the years. Ladell went on to become a lab tech after high school. Later she became a registered nurse, practicing mostly in the emergency room.

After leaving hospital nursing, Ladell practiced Neurofeedback helping many children and adults with neurological disorders. Ladell was an early adopter of biofeedback and neurofeedback techniques for physiological self-regulation. She studied with some of the pioneers in the field. She participated in both the International Society for Neuroregulation and Research (ISNR) and the LENS Neurofeedback user community. Her colleagues respected her for her clinical skill, as well as her kind and gentle approach to helping people. Ladell was an exceptional quilter, making many quilts over the years, and quilted with the quilters group at her church. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society and the Lions Club.

Ladell is survived by her husband of 37 years, David, three Children: Mark (Kim) Hartzer of Almont, MI; Melanie Hartzer of Des Moines, IA; Cory Mitchell of Des Moines, IA. Three stepchildren: Teresa Lybarger (Rick Hoff) of Golden CO, Denise
(Fred) Hoffman of Slater, IA; Timothy (Summer) Lybarger of Urbandale, IA. Her
brothers Rod (Linda) Davis, Daryl (Sue) Davis, Rick (Lorraine) Davis, Kim (Patti) Abild, Kathy (Michael) Holzworth of Cumming, lA. Ladell is also survived nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Russell and Goldie Abild who raised her, and her parents Clifford Abild and Darlene Davis.

Visitation will be held Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 SW 9th St., Des Moines, IA from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at the church Friday, December 2nd at 11:00 am.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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