Agnes Norene Pease

Agnes Norene Pease, 98 years young, died June 30, 2025 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, July 3rd at 10:00 A.M.

at McKeever Cemetery, Colfax, Iowa. The daughter of Robert Conn and Nora (Sullivan) Conn, Agnes was born March 29, 1927 in Sully, Iowa. Agnes graduated from Colfax High School 80 years ago, with the Class of 1945. On March 12, 1948 she was united in marriage to James Pease in Colfax. They are the parents of a daughter Connie and a son Brian. Agnes was from a family of 13 and was next to the youngest. A lot of stories were told of her years growing up and taking care of many of her nieces and nephews. Agnes lived her entire life in Iowa and moved to Colfax in 1940. She was employed by Bankers Life Insurance Company in Des Moines from 1945-1949, followed by the Monroe Company in Colfax from 1950-1954. Agnes was a stay-at-home Mom during her children’s younger years and then returning to work at the Monroe Company in 1970. She retired from there in 1989. Agnes and Jim lived on the family farm north of Colfax where Agnes remained for 12 more years after Jim’s passing. She moved to Altoona in 2014.

Agnes enjoyed returning to “visit the family out on the farm” as she would tell her friends. Agnes was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Colfax, Colfax Bridge Club, Colfax Red Hats and P.E.O. Chapter BA. Agnes, Jim and Family enjoyed summer weeks annually at the lakes in Minnesota with some of her siblings and their kids. During her early retirement years, she especially enjoyed watching her grandsons play sports and sat in the stands watching them participate in many livestock shows. More recently, Agnes could not get enough time playing cards with her great-granddaughter Hazel. She was excited that she was soon to have a great-grandson.

Agnes was always an avid Iowa State and Iowa fan of football and men’s and women’s basketball, hardly missing a televised game. Recently, like others in Iowa, she didn’t want to miss an Indiana Fever game.

Agnes is survived by a daughter, Connie Luppes and her husband Mike; a son, Brian and his wife Danette; grandsons, Travis (Rebecca); Trent (Ryan) and Great Granddaughter Hazel June, as well as many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews on both sides of the family. Family was always very important to Agnes. She never ended a call or visit without saying, “Love You”!

Memorials Contributions to Jasper County Fair or McKeever Cemetery Fund