Rita Mae Campbell

Rita Mae Campbell, 78, of Waterloo, IA, died Saturday, December 26, 2020, at her home. She was born January 2, 1942, in Waterloo, the daughter of Leonard Bahl Sr. and Mabel Stocks Bahl. She finished McKinstry Junior High in 1956 and graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1959. Rita married Martin Hughbanks in 1959 and they later divorced. She married Thomas G. Campbell in July 1988 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, IA.

Rita was a Computer Programmer/Analyst for the Black Hawk County Data Processing Center and then became Deputy County Recorder retiring in December 2001. She then was a third-party programmer for various companies in Waterloo, West Union, and Arizona.

Rita was a member, Deacon, Elder, and Usher at First Presbyterian Church of Waterloo where she was also active with Presbyterian Women and served as Moderator for six years. She was a member of the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC).

Rita loved old cars along with Tom and was a member of Black Hawk County Street Machines, Cedar Valley Antique Auto Club, and the Lancers Car Club. She especially enjoyed her 1957 Oldsmobile because it was the first car she learned to drive in high school.

She was a local, state, and national winner with her quilting. One of her quilts took five awards at the Iowa State Fair and was judged Best of Show. She started a quilting group (Piecemakers) at First Presbyterian Church. She loved helping people learn quilting and even had some as young as 8 years old attending. She also loved knitting and crocheting. She was a past member of American Quilters Society and Keepsake Quilters.

Survivors include her husband, Tom of Waterloo; a daughter, Anita (Dallas) Ackerson of Waterloo; a son, Wayne (Mecekah) Hughbanks of Colorado Springs‚ CO; a stepdaughter, Jill (Pat) McCool of Waterloo; a stepson, Jon (Candi) Campbell of Taylors, SC; 12 grandchildren: Jamie, Jason, Jennifer, Desiree, Aaron, Colby, Tyler, Dustin, Rose Marie, Aiden, Mckenzie, and Mikayla; 22 great grandchildren: Zaine, Cheyene, Sierra, Kaleb, Michaelis, Louise, Derian, Arianna, Kerian, Antwan, Elijah, Elizabeth, Breanna, Carlie, Landon, Bailey, Darrell, Averie, Ares, Matthew, Malicah, and Annelena; 2 great-great grandchildren, Jozia and Zarian; her stepmother, Myra Marvin of Oklahoma; half-brothers: Richard (Connie) Marvin of Dewar, Leonard Bahl Jr. of Phoenix, AZ, and Jim Bahl of La Crosse, WI; and half-sisters: Debby Lindaman of Cedar Falls, Karen Wellman of Evansdale, and Rose Peterson of La Crosse, WI.

Rita is preceded in death by her parents and stepfather, Richard Marvin.