Kendall Dean Cordes

Kendall Dean Cordes, 60, of Nashua, IA, died Thursday, July 7, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.

A celebration of his life will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Big-4 Fair Grounds Uncle G Pavilion.

Services were entrusted to Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory – Olson Chapel in Nashua. Online condolences for the Cordes family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com

Kendall was born on Jan. 13, 1962, to Kenneth Cordes and Sharon Fabor of Bassett, IA. He attended Charles City Community Schools. As a youngster Kendall enjoyed spending time with family and friends, working on the neighborhood kids’ bicycles, listening to music, and playing with his various pets throughout the years.

Kendall was united in marriage to Joyce Lawson in 1984 to which they had four children, Sara, Josh, Cody, and Kallie. Kendall and Joyce later divorced. Years later in 2004 Kendall was united in marriage to Cynthia Studer and welcomed her and her four children, Randall, Porscha, Amber, and Malina into his home.

Throughout his adult life, Kendall had worked at Tri-Mark in New Hampton, GMT in Nashua, and Featherlite in Cresco. He also did odd jobs to help family and friends such as small engine repair, auto mechanics, cutting down trees, and splitting wood. One of his greatest attributes and passions among so many other things was helping people with no regard for himself or the exchange of money. Some of his other passions include: watching the weather….religiously, going for drives, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, and having a nice cold drink to take it all in.

Kendall will be remembered as a great husband, amazing and genuine friend, a caring and unconditionally loving father and grandfather. He was a wonderful father who fought hard to give his children and grandchildren everything they needed.

He is survived by his wife, Cyndi; daughter, Sara (Donnell) McGreevey of North Liberty; sons, Josh (Lynn) Cordes of Charles City, Cody (Kristina) Cordes of New Hampton; daughter, Kallie (Matt) Loecher of Charles City; step-daughter, Jamie Griffin of Nashua; step-sons, Josh (Ashley) Griffin of Oelwein, Randall (Terra) Studer of Oelwein; step-daughters, Porscha (Wallace) Vosburgh of Conroe Texas, Amber (Robert) DeLarosa of Cleburne Texas, Malina (Austin) Vosburgh of Mason City; brother, Tim (Caroline) Cordes of Snyder, OK; sisters, Connie (special friend Dan) Schoenfeld of Floyd, Kathy (Keith) Martin of Bassett, Laura (David) Huffman of Charles City; step-father, Merle Fabor of Bassett; father and mother-in-law, Ray and Linda Studer of Charles City; twenty-seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Kendall was preceded in death by his mother Sharon and father Kenneth as well as many aunts and uncles.