David R. Godfrey, 39, of Marshalltown, died on Friday, May 14, 2021. Cremation rites have been accorded and his family will hold a private celebration of life at a later date.
David was born on June 24, 1981, in Marshalltown and was raised with his siblings, Paul, Kendra, and Jason by their parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey.
As a child, David always loved spending time with his grandparents at their farm, planting and harvesting their garden, which is where he developed his love of horticulture and gardening that carried over into his teen and adult years.
Horticulture was only one of the many special talents and interests that David had. He won several awards for pottery artwork he made and displayed at different art shows in our community. Many pieces of his pottery are still displayed in our homes to this day.
He also was a self-taught musician and had the talent to hear a song, walk over to his guitar or the piano and within a half an hour, be able to play the song back without written music.
As a teen, David spent countless hours building and working on computers and would set the garage up for major "LAN parties" for his friends (we were reminded David was unbeatable in Mario Kart!).
David graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1999. After high school, he attended Iowa State University for a year then decided to take a break to enjoy his twenties. He moved to Kansas City and then to Peoria, Illinois, where he worked at a couple upscale sushi restaurants at both, and enjoyed meeting new people as well as learning to make sushi. In fact, we remember one Thanksgiving he was back, he insisted on making all of us sushi instead of the traditional turkey dinner. His love of sushi never died.
In 2007, David returned to Iowa and went to DMACC, where he was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for two years. He graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 2011.
Upon graduation, David worked at Iowa State University and also spent some time developing an application which was similar to Uber app. His most proud accomplishment during his career was at his latest employer, Xpanxion, in Ames, Iowa, where he maintained the bottom scroll of the Weather Channel which was owned by the IBM Corporation.
David was a contemplative soul who enjoyed philosophical conversations, observing others, as well as nature and animals, cooking, and gaming. He loved spending time with his niece and nephews and hearing of their accomplishments and had a soft spot for dogs, especially Baby and Cash.
Surviving are his parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey; siblings, Paul Godfrey, Kendra Godfrey-Davis, and Jason Godfrey; his niece, Kallie Davis; and nephews, Cole Davis and Jackson Godfrey.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Glen and Rosa Godfrey, and Urban and Colleen Kunkel.
Source: Mitchell Family Funeral Home, Marshalltown, Iowa
David was born on June 24, 1981, in Marshalltown and was raised with his siblings, Paul, Kendra, and Jason by their parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey.
As a child, David always loved spending time with his grandparents at their farm, planting and harvesting their garden, which is where he developed his love of horticulture and gardening that carried over into his teen and adult years.
Horticulture was only one of the many special talents and interests that David had. He won several awards for pottery artwork he made and displayed at different art shows in our community. Many pieces of his pottery are still displayed in our homes to this day.
He also was a self-taught musician and had the talent to hear a song, walk over to his guitar or the piano and within a half an hour, be able to play the song back without written music.
As a teen, David spent countless hours building and working on computers and would set the garage up for major "LAN parties" for his friends (we were reminded David was unbeatable in Mario Kart!).
David graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1999. After high school, he attended Iowa State University for a year then decided to take a break to enjoy his twenties. He moved to Kansas City and then to Peoria, Illinois, where he worked at a couple upscale sushi restaurants at both, and enjoyed meeting new people as well as learning to make sushi. In fact, we remember one Thanksgiving he was back, he insisted on making all of us sushi instead of the traditional turkey dinner. His love of sushi never died.
In 2007, David returned to Iowa and went to DMACC, where he was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for two years. He graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 2011.
Upon graduation, David worked at Iowa State University and also spent some time developing an application which was similar to Uber app. His most proud accomplishment during his career was at his latest employer, Xpanxion, in Ames, Iowa, where he maintained the bottom scroll of the Weather Channel which was owned by the IBM Corporation.
David was a contemplative soul who enjoyed philosophical conversations, observing others, as well as nature and animals, cooking, and gaming. He loved spending time with his niece and nephews and hearing of their accomplishments and had a soft spot for dogs, especially Baby and Cash.
Surviving are his parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey; siblings, Paul Godfrey, Kendra Godfrey-Davis, and Jason Godfrey; his niece, Kallie Davis; and nephews, Cole Davis and Jackson Godfrey.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Glen and Rosa Godfrey, and Urban and Colleen Kunkel.
Source: Mitchell Family Funeral Home, Marshalltown, Iowa
David R. Godfrey, 39, of Marshalltown, died on Friday, May 14, 2021. Cremation rites have been accorded and his family will hold a private celebration of life at a later date.
David was born on June 24, 1981, in Marshalltown and was raised with his siblings, Paul, Kendra, and Jason by their parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey.
As a child, David always loved spending time with his grandparents at their farm, planting and harvesting their garden, which is where he developed his love of horticulture and gardening that carried over into his teen and adult years.
Horticulture was only one of the many special talents and interests that David had. He won several awards for pottery artwork he made and displayed at different art shows in our community. Many pieces of his pottery are still displayed in our homes to this day.
He also was a self-taught musician and had the talent to hear a song, walk over to his guitar or the piano and within a half an hour, be able to play the song back without written music.
As a teen, David spent countless hours building and working on computers and would set the garage up for major "LAN parties" for his friends (we were reminded David was unbeatable in Mario Kart!).
David graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1999. After high school, he attended Iowa State University for a year then decided to take a break to enjoy his twenties. He moved to Kansas City and then to Peoria, Illinois, where he worked at a couple upscale sushi restaurants at both, and enjoyed meeting new people as well as learning to make sushi. In fact, we remember one Thanksgiving he was back, he insisted on making all of us sushi instead of the traditional turkey dinner. His love of sushi never died.
In 2007, David returned to Iowa and went to DMACC, where he was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for two years. He graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 2011.
Upon graduation, David worked at Iowa State University and also spent some time developing an application which was similar to Uber app. His most proud accomplishment during his career was at his latest employer, Xpanxion, in Ames, Iowa, where he maintained the bottom scroll of the Weather Channel which was owned by the IBM Corporation.
David was a contemplative soul who enjoyed philosophical conversations, observing others, as well as nature and animals, cooking, and gaming. He loved spending time with his niece and nephews and hearing of their accomplishments and had a soft spot for dogs, especially Baby and Cash.
Surviving are his parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey; siblings, Paul Godfrey, Kendra Godfrey-Davis, and Jason Godfrey; his niece, Kallie Davis; and nephews, Cole Davis and Jackson Godfrey.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Glen and Rosa Godfrey, and Urban and Colleen Kunkel.
Source: Mitchell Family Funeral Home, Marshalltown, Iowa
David was born on June 24, 1981, in Marshalltown and was raised with his siblings, Paul, Kendra, and Jason by their parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey.
As a child, David always loved spending time with his grandparents at their farm, planting and harvesting their garden, which is where he developed his love of horticulture and gardening that carried over into his teen and adult years.
Horticulture was only one of the many special talents and interests that David had. He won several awards for pottery artwork he made and displayed at different art shows in our community. Many pieces of his pottery are still displayed in our homes to this day.
He also was a self-taught musician and had the talent to hear a song, walk over to his guitar or the piano and within a half an hour, be able to play the song back without written music.
As a teen, David spent countless hours building and working on computers and would set the garage up for major "LAN parties" for his friends (we were reminded David was unbeatable in Mario Kart!).
David graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1999. After high school, he attended Iowa State University for a year then decided to take a break to enjoy his twenties. He moved to Kansas City and then to Peoria, Illinois, where he worked at a couple upscale sushi restaurants at both, and enjoyed meeting new people as well as learning to make sushi. In fact, we remember one Thanksgiving he was back, he insisted on making all of us sushi instead of the traditional turkey dinner. His love of sushi never died.
In 2007, David returned to Iowa and went to DMACC, where he was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for two years. He graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 2011.
Upon graduation, David worked at Iowa State University and also spent some time developing an application which was similar to Uber app. His most proud accomplishment during his career was at his latest employer, Xpanxion, in Ames, Iowa, where he maintained the bottom scroll of the Weather Channel which was owned by the IBM Corporation.
David was a contemplative soul who enjoyed philosophical conversations, observing others, as well as nature and animals, cooking, and gaming. He loved spending time with his niece and nephews and hearing of their accomplishments and had a soft spot for dogs, especially Baby and Cash.
Surviving are his parents, Toby and Janice Godfrey; siblings, Paul Godfrey, Kendra Godfrey-Davis, and Jason Godfrey; his niece, Kallie Davis; and nephews, Cole Davis and Jackson Godfrey.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Glen and Rosa Godfrey, and Urban and Colleen Kunkel.
Source: Mitchell Family Funeral Home, Marshalltown, Iowa
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