Michael Robert Wilson

GRIMES - Michael R. Wilson, 28, of Grimes, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 7th.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, Sept. 12th at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in West Des Moines with Rev. Robert A. Hoefler officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M., Sunday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with a vigil service at 6:30 P.M.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Michael Robert Wilson, the son of Robert and Sandra (Hayes) Wilson, was born December 1, 1982 in Iowa City, Iowa. He graduated from Dowling High School in 2001 and continued his education at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks for one year. Mike then transferred to Iowa State University in Ames and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. On May 21, 2011 he married Emily C. Berg at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Des Moines. She was the love of his life. They made their home in Grimes. Mike was employed with Wells Fargo as a loan administrator manager I. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially on the Berg farm in Harper and the Hayes farm in Garner.

Mike is survived by his wife, Emily; his parents, Robert and Sandra Wilson of Coralville; a sister, Joanna Wilson of Oakland, California, and her fiancé, Brett Green; maternal grandmother, Marilyn Hayes of Garner; many aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Harlan Hayes of Garner and paternal grandparents, Dr. F. Dale and Flora Wilson of Davenport.

Mike's 8th Grade Confirmation Passage:

"I am with you always, to the very end of the age. " Matthew 28: 20