Deb Crouch

DEB CROUCH

New London

Deb Crouch, 65, of New London, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 30, 1956, in Parnell, Iowa, to Wayne and Marjorie Suppel Gingerich. She was a 1974 graduate of Williamsburg High School and graduated from Kirkwood Community College. On Sept. 18, 1976, she married Jerry Crouch in Holbrook, Iowa.

Deb worked in production at Motorola until its closing, then graduated from Southeastern Community College with a graphic design degree. She then worked as a graphic ad designer for the Mount Pleasant News. She was of the Catholic faith. She was a Girl Scout leader, Cub Scout leader and on the Boy Scout District Committee. She served on the New London Little League board, was head of Red Caboose Gift Shop at Midwest Central Railroad, and she enjoyed reading romance novels on her Kindle and doing cross stitch.

Survivors include her husband of New London; two sons, Joe of New London and Josh of Albany, Ga.; brothers, Mike Gingerich of Riverside and Mark (Lynn) Gingerich of Chattanooga, Tenn.; and one sister, Susie (Terry) Jones of Williamsburg.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Scott.

According to her wishes, her body has been cremated and inurnment will be held at a later date. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Mount Pleasant, with Father Paul Connolly officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Monday at Elliott Chapel, New London, with the family present to greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials have been established for the American Cancer Society and Midwest Central Railroad. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.