Lena L. Dickey, age 98, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls.

She was born July 28, 1917 in Fisher, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Franklin and Emma Catherine Woods Sanders. She married Estel Corbet Dickey on June 15, 1935 in Balch, Arkansas. He died in May 1987.

Lena worked as a housekeeper at Friendship Village until retiring in 1979. Following her retirement, she was a Senior Volunteer for Hawkeye Community College for 20 years. Lena was a long time member of Celebration First Assembly of God Church. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, growing flowers, cooking and canning with her husband.

Survivors include a daughter, Nona (John) Brunson of Waterloo; a son, Marty (Patty) Dickey of Waterloo; nine grandchildren, Diane (Stuart) Pershing, Bill Dickey, Shelly (Art) Hesse, Sherri (Brian) Wilson, Stacey Brunson, Daniel Dickey, Matthew Dickey, Jeremiah Dickey and Mary Kathryn Dickey; 15 great grandchildren, Jason (Danielle), Jeff, Cory, Caleb, Xavier, Kelli, Mick, Katelynn, Cody, Kelsey, Alexus, Mariah, Rylee, Madison and Caleb; and four great-great-grandchildren, Isabel, Quinn, Avery and Lenox.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Corbet Dickey in 1993; six brothers: Newton, Fredrick, Abner, Homer, Golman and Lewin; and by four sisters: Maudie, Myrtle, Gracie and Lilly.