Obituary of Timothy Wolfe

Timothy “Tim” D. Wolfe, age 49, of 3610 Taft Avenue S.E., Iowa City died Sunday at his home of an apparent heart attack surrounded by those he loved, his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 2, 2003, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Iowa City with the Reverend James Vrba officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 8pm Wednesday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In Lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Tim’s memory. Timothy David Wolfe was born December 2, 1953 in Iowa City, the son of Robert E. and Etta M. (Moore) Wolfe. He attended West Branch Schools. On September 13, 1971, Tim married Roxann Sharpless in Iowa City. For twenty-four years, Tim owned and operated one of the biggest and best refuse companies, Iowa City Clean Up and Transfer. After retiring, he became a property developer in 1999. Tim loved his family, a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, a love for animals, especially his “Landfill” or “Lany” for short, his dog that went everywhere with him. In addition, some of his many passions in life were NASCAR racing, singing and traveling with his family. His family includes his wife, Roxann; daughters, Shawn Wolfe of North Liberty and her fiancé’ Jesse Burns, Lisa Trewet and her husband, Mike of Mason City, and Jamie Wolfe and her companion Jim Maxwell of Iowa City; grandchildren, Justin Burns and his namesake, Timothy T. Trewet; his mother, Etta Brown and her husband, LeRoy of Taylor Ridge, IL; siblings, Bill and his wife, Ginny Wolfe of Des Moines, Pam and her husband, Ron Damewood of Bettendorf, Cheryl Wolfe of Iowa City, Tina and her husband, Jim Sheppard of Des Moines, and Nancy Petersen of Moline, IL. Tim was preceded in death by his father, Robert; and his beloved in-laws, Duayne and Julia Sharpless.