Jeffrey P. Dunakey, 38, of Waterloo, died on Saturday, May 21, 2005, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, following a brain aneurysm. He was born on January 2, 1967, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Paul and Penny (Hedeman) Dunakey. He graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1985.

Jeff married Susan Redenius on September 15, 1990, in Parkersburg. He had worked at Omega Cabinets and was working as a crane operator at O’Neal Steel, Inc. He also served in the Army National Guard from 1985-1990.

Jeff loved life-and was fun loving. He worked hard but knew the importance of family, friends, and church. He loved baseball, whether it was pro ball, the Buck’s, or watching Tyler play-he also loved coaching Tyler’s 7th grade team. He loved hunting, fishing, boating, and backyard bond fires and barbecues. Jeff loved helping out at Immanuel Lutheran, and serving on the School Board there. He loved his friends. And he loved his family.

Jeff is survived by his wife, Susan; son, Tyler; father, Paul C. (“Pete”) Dunakey of Waterloo; brother, John Dunakey and his wife, Stephanie of Waterloo; mother-in-law, Beverly Redenius of Cedar Falls; father-in-law, Bryan Redenius and his wife, Rebecca of Parkersburg; brother-in-law, Andrew Redenius and his wife, Teresa of Waterloo; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Redenius of Parkersburg; nieces and nephews, Blake and Alexia Dunakey and Whitney, Zach, and Noah Redenius; grandmother-in-law, Marcidas “Babe” Simon of Cedar Falls; grandfather-in-law, Raymond Simon of Parkersburg; and his special friends Kenneth Philbeck and Georgia Peverill, and many more loving friends.

Jeff was preceded in death by his mother; maternal grandparents, Leighton and Carol Hedeman; and paternal grandparents, Don and Margaret Dunakey.