Celia Darlene Garrett

Celia D. Garrett, 79, of Lansing, IA, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019. Memorial services will be held Thursday, May 23rd, at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Inurnment will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 3:30 pm scripture service, and for 1 hour before the service at the church on Thursday.

Celia Darlene Garrett was born on November 15, 1939, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Otto John and Selina Clarinda (Megorden) Sander. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Waukon High School.  On November 23, 1957 she married Francis Jesse Garrett. After a few years Celia and Francis embarked on a 40 year entrepreneurship business in real estate and construction that is still a thriving family business.

Celia had a great life and being a wonderful wife and mother came natural to her. According to Francis she was born a "looker", but never took it for granted. She mentored her family and friends by example in the way she treated everyone she met with love and respect. She had a single-minded focus of looking for the positive in everything, never having a bad word to say about anyone. Celia was a gracious hostess, spent much of her time making sure all those around her had what they needed, was generous to a fault, and carried out all of her activities with her own sense of style and grace. Her presence will be greatly missed but her influence will live on forever in the lives of those she loved.

Survivors include her husband Francis of Lansing; her children: Marsha Kurth of La Crosse, WI, Gail (Bob) Meyer of La Crescent, MN, Scott Garrett of Surfside, CA, and Matt (Amy) Garrett of Waukon; 10 grandchildren: Selina (Cory) Quandahl, Adam (Jessica) Kurth, Garrett Kurth, Jesica (Andy) Melde, Justin and Jarrett Meyer, and Avery, Max, Sydney, and Skylar Garrett; 15 great grandchildren; brothers-in-law Tom (Karla) Garrett and Ron Garrett; sister-in-law Lois (Roger) Fox; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. She is preceded in death by her parents; a great-granddaughter Kaitlyn Quandahl; and her brothers and their spouses: Harry (Adeline) Sander, Donald Sander, Dr. Robert (Maxine) Sander, and Dr. Curtis (Verona) Sander.