Deborah "Deb" Lynn Lande-Adams age 53, died Friday, January 9, 2009, at Israel Family Hospice in Ames surrounded by her family after a long courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

A gathering of friends and family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2009, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care 414 Lincoln Way. A Celebration of Deb's life will be held on Saturday, January 17, at 1:30 p.m. at the Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames, Iowa.

Deb is survived by her mother, Glendora Clark of Ames; father and stepmother Fred and Kay Lande of Ames; sisters Denise Metheny and her partner Susan Yeager of Chariton and Diane and Ralph Merrill of Smithfield UT; step-children Jared Adams of San Francisco and Emily Adams of Des Moines; step-grandson Stephen Hastings of Des Moines; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be directed to the Collegiate United Methodist Church or the Bliss Cancer Center.

Grandon Funeral and Cremation Center is assisting the family.