Alexis Blecker

Lexi was born April 24, 1990, in Davenport, Iowa. To know Lexi was to know her smile, her laugh, and the energy she brought into a room. She was a social butterfly in the truest sense of the word. She loved people, loved talking with them, and had a way of turning everyday encounters into friendships. Those who knew her hugs often described them as something special—warm, sincere, comforting, and peaceful. Lexi had a way of bringing joy, happiness, and laughter when they were needed most.

She began school at Blue Grass School in Blue Grass, Iowa, where as a child she was runner-up for Blue Grass Homecoming Princess. She later attended Roosevelt and Hayes schools in Davenport before moving with her family to the Des Moines area in 2000. After attending school in Ankeny and Southeast Polk, she graduated from Southeast Polk High School and later attended Des Moines Area Community College.

Lexi’s working life took her in many directions, but nearly every road had one thing in common: people. From running games at Adventureland as a teenager, to sales, customer service, health care, in-home care, and even recommending security systems to help keep people safe. Lexi thrived when she could talk with someone, help someone, or simply make their day a little better.

Music was part of Lexi’s soul. She loved everything from country and rap to heavy metal. At her first concert, Seether, she didn’t just watch, she crowd-surfed. Over the years she shared concerts with her parents, like Rob Zombie, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Slayer, among other country and hip-hop concerts with her friends/family. Her car had the subwoofers to prove her love of bass, though an easygoing and often emotional country song could be just as welcome.

In a household full of die-hard Green Bay Packers fans, she proudly stood alone as an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan, with a particular fondness for Travis Kelce. When it came to college football, though, Lexi was a true Iowa Hawkeyes fan. Her former husband, Thomas, was an Iowa State Cyclones fan. They were married on September 8, 2012, the same day Iowa and Iowa State faced each other in the Cy-Hawk game. The families always found the timing wonderfully ironic: while two of Iowa’s biggest rivals battled it out on the football field, two rival fans were beginning their married life together.

She also knew how to enjoy quieter things. Lexi loved the peacefulness of fishing, and talking about fishing, with her boys. She made sure she had a fishing license just in case an opportunity presented itself. She enjoyed sitting at West Lake watching people, ducks, and everything happening around her. She also found peace sitting beside the Mississippi River, listening to nature and enjoying the sounds of a quiet and personal moment.

Lexi was a collector and treasure hunter at heart. She enjoyed searching for unusual and interesting rocks, as well as collecting coins and sports cards. She enjoyed learning about the things she collected almost as much as finding them, and even more when she could share what she learned with someone else.

Lexi collected friendships much the same way she collected the things that fascinated her, with curiosity, enthusiasm, and a genuine appreciation for what made each one unique. She had a large pool of friends, and many of them knew a different side of her. Some shared her love of music and concerts. Some cruised around town with her, danced with her at clubs, searched for rocks, talked coins and collectibles, or simply sat down with her for a meal at Osaka.

Lexi did not simply accumulate names on a social media page. She talked to people, stayed connected, shared pieces of herself with them, and made room in her life for their interests as well. Friendship gave her another way to be completely herself.

But nothing in Lexi’s life meant more to her than her two boys, Jayce and Jaxson. On social media she called herself “Mama Lexi”, a simple name that captured the part of her life she held closest to her heart. She loved her boys deeply and completely.

Lexi is survived by her sons, Jayce and Jaxson Blecker; her parents, Dale and Angela Burton; her grandparents, Dale and Barbara “Garb” Burton; her uncles and aunts, Jay and Karen Schroeder, Vern and Jolene Burton, Kenneth “Buck” Adomat Jr., and Marc and Tracy Burton; as well as her long-time boyfriend, Matt Piasecki; and furbaby, dog Leah; along with many great-uncles, great-aunts, cousins, extended family members, and an enormous circle of true friends who were an important and treasured part of her life.

She was preceded in death by her former husband and the father of her boys, Thomas Blecker, and her grandparents, Ken and Anita Adomat, as well as her furbabies: dog Bailey, cat Precious, cat Twilight, and hamster Big Balls Buddy.

Lexi attended more funerals in her young life than anyone should have to, and she would never have wanted the people she loved gathering for another somber goodbye on her behalf. There will therefore be no traditional funeral or visitation.

Instead, Lexi’s family is holding a Celebration of Life filled with stories, laughter, and making more memories. A gathering far more fitting for someone who brought so much of those things into the lives of others. It will be held on Saturday, November 7th from 11am – 7pm at the Blue Grass Community Center, in Blue Grass, Iowa.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made for the benefit of Lexi’s sons, Jayce and Jaxson. https://www.spotfund.com/story/edf73ff8-afb9-46bd-ac8d-6ba2918b259c?value=alexis+future+fund