Anna Marie Russell, age 58 of Colfax, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at EveryStep Hospice in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 28, 2021 at 10:30 am at the Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax. Burial will take place at McKeever Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Sunday, June 27, 2021 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. Memorials may be directed to the Howard Street Christian Church and condolences may be left for the family at
www.coburnfuneralhomes.com
The daughter of Gary Lee and Lucille (Postma) Alexander, Anna was born on March 23, 1963 in Newton, Iowa. She graduated from Mingo High School in 1981. On November 26, 1983, she was united in marriage to Kirk Edward Russell in Newton. Anna worked as a Systems Network Analyst. Anna loved anything to do with the outdoors. She enjoyed gardening, golfing, flowers and snowmobiling, but most of all she loved the time she spent watching her children play sports. Anna was also an avid Green Bay Packers and Chicago Cubs fan.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Kirk; children, Clint (Myles Park) Russell, Alex (Nikki) Russell and Amy Russell; one precious grandson, Cooper; her mother Lucy Alexander-Sheesley and two brothers, Jesse (Marcia) Alexander and Frank (Cheree) Alexander. Preceding Anna in death was her father, Gary; a sister, Sherry; step-father, Jim Sheesley and her grandparents, Oren and Alice Postma and Howard and Dorothy Alexander.
Visitation
Coburn Funeral Home
24 W Howard Street Colfax, IA 50045
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Service
Howard Street Christian Church
101 N Locust Street Colfax, Iowa 50054
Burial will take place at McKeever Cemetery.
10:30 AM