Bryan D. Joens, 56, of Waterloo died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home following a lengthy illness.

Bryan was born February 16, 1962 in Waterloo, the son of Larry and Sandra Bowers Joens. He graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1980 where he was a two-sport all-conference athlete in football and baseball. Bryan attended Simpson College where he was a three-year starter on the offensive line, earning all-conference, all-American, and team MVP honors. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Simpson in 1984.

Bryan married Peggy Schuler April 16, 1988 in Waterloo.

He taught Math and Credit Recovery at Waterloo East High School and Physical Education at Bunger Middle School. Bryan coached Sophomore Baseball and was the East High Varsity Football Coach for 11 seasons, he also was the Assistant Basketball coach at Waterloo East.

Survivors include his wife Peggy of Waterloo; two daughters: Kelli Joens of Denver, CO and Lindsey Joens of Waukee; a son Nick Joens of Iowa City; two sisters: Brenda (Steve) Everman of Hampton and Heidi (Mark) Sanman of Las Vegas, NV; three brothers: Paul (Amy) Owen of Cedar Rapids, Andrew (Kwyn) Owen of Dubuque and Nick Owen of Wheat Ridge, CO. He is also survived by his mother Sandra Joens of Waterloo; step mother Nanette Joens of Hiawatha; maternal grandmother Ruth Bowers of Waterloo; two aunts: Sue (Ed) Halvorson of Waterloo and Carol (Larry) Chapman of New Hartford; five uncles: Bruce (Cathy) Bowers of Waterloo, Rick (Kirstan) Condit of Marshalltown, David Joens of Cedar Falls, Bob (Bobbie) Joens of LaPorte City, and Ken (Maurine) Joens of Portal, AZ.