Alice R. Brehm

Alice Rose Brehm passed away peacefully December 22, 2021, at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines, IA. She was 80 years old. Funeral services were held 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 31, 2021, at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA.
Rose was born January 28, 1941, to Elmer and Lucille Malloy in Keokuk, Iowa. She graduated from Wilson High School in 1959. She met and married Lynnwood Brehm in 1961 and they enjoyed 60 happy years together. Rose lived in Charlotte, MI for 28 years before returning to Iowa. Rose was a fulltime homemaker and spent countless hours volunteering her time as a counselor and child advocate. Rose was a CASA volunteer and a visitation supervisor for the Friend of the Court. She was a jewelry lover and creator of beautiful designs. She loved her grandchildren and her dogs.
Left to mourn her loss is her husband, Lynnwood Brehm; her sons, Todd (Andrea) and Kevin (Charity) Brehm; daughter, Kaitlyn Brehm; six grandchildren, Alix, Dustin, Tyler, Danielle, Erik and Kaylee; four great-grandchildren, Jodi, Bowe, Dom, Addie, and one due January 3, 2022; and brother-in-law, Dennis Brehm.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Lucille Malloy and stepmother, Louise Malloy and daughter, Jodi Lynn Boily (Brehm).
Memorial contributions may be directed to Every Step Hospice and online condolences expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.