Amber Lee Mary Regan

Amber Lee Mary Regan, 38, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed from this world on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021. Amber was born on May 18th, 1983 in Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Ron and Mary Regan. Amber had the most beautiful smile that brought joy to everyone who experienced it. She loved her family and friends fiercely and always took the extra time and effort to ensure they knew how important they were to her, with a phone call to stay in touch, a text, a beautifully crafted letter, or a gift she took the time to create herself. Amber loved to write poetry, paint and knit blankets, scarves, and hats. Her timeless beauty and personal style and taste could not be matched as her life-long goal was to make the world a beautiful place for everyone.

After graduating from Waukon High School, Amber attended the University of Northern Iowa and graduated in 2006 with a degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences. After graduation, Amber moved to Des Moines and started working at Wells Fargo as an Implementation Analyst. In 2009, she began working at Mosaic as a Direct Support Manager and then went back to Wells Fargo in 2011 as a Learning and Development Facilitator. These roles reignited Amber’s love of learning and she decided to go back to school and work toward a career in technology. Amber was attending Des Moines Area Community College and pursuing a degree in Cyber-Security Studies while working as an IT intern at the Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Amber was preceded in death by her grandparents John M. Clauson, William M., and Angella Regan, and Lloyd Schulte. She leaves behind her parents, Ron and Mary; sister Angela (Brentt York); brothers Dane (Cassie Reed) and Drew (Danya Christianson); grandmother Ruth Anne Schulte; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Friends and family will be received on Sunday, September 12th from 1 to 4 PM at Ankeny Funeral Home & Crematory at 1510 W 1st St, Ankeny, IA.

A funeral service and Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at Lycurgus Church in Waukon, Iowa on Saturday, October 9th at 9:30 AM.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that a donation be made in Amber’s name to Meals from the Heartland (mealsfromtheheartland.org).

Here she rests, a poet, daughter, sister, lover, friend, adventure, and knowledge seeker. One to whom each moment mattered.

Sometimes I let go

and when I do,

I fly

Into arms of infinity;

the vastness is hypnotizing.

I am entranced.

All is open to me.

All is infinite

And I can only admire.

Sit in this time of the moment

Absorb;

Soak in this infinite opening

Put forth hope and love

That this is a true new

beginning

And watch it all

Unfold.

-Amber Regan, 10/24/19