Catherine (Cathy) Sue Campbell, 74, of West Point, died Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center surrounded by family. She was born March 21, 1950, in Galesburg, Illinois, to William George and Rozella Mae Williams Conroy. She married Michael Wayne Campbell Sr on June 30, 1967. She met her new partner in life, Dennis E. McGregor, on December 10, 1985, and they were married January 26, 2010.
She was a 1968 graduate of Galesburg High School and received an associate’s degree from Southeastern Community College in 1990. Cathy worked in retail for Flowerama and Woolworth’s in Westland Mall in the 1970s and early 80s. She then started her life-long career with the State of Iowa, first as a Manpower Aide II, then a Job Service Interviewer for the Iowa Department of Employment Services. Cathy later moved to the Iowa Department of Human Services as an Income Maintenance Worker. She then became a Social Worker II and finally retired in 2010 as an adult worker specializing in elderly and disabled care. After retirement, she opened a rustic primitive consignment store called Starlings Roost on the square in West Point, and later converted it into an aquatic pet store named Gilly Fin’s Island.
She was a past member of the Burlington Altrusa Club and the Burlington Lion’s Club and loved volunteering for various organizations and causes. Cathy loved animals of every sort and was known for her many in-home domestic and exotic pets. She also loved crafting, developing beautiful creations of many varieties over the years, and had a great love of eclectic collections.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis E. McGregor of West Point; a son, Michael W. Campbell Jr. (Krystal Johnson) of Burlington; a daughter, Kristina K. Campbell (Stacy Cleek) of Takoma Park, Maryland; a stepdaughter, Shannon R. McGregor (Carl Shirts II) of Burlington; several grandchildren, Tara (Dan) Bryant, Tyler Campbell, Rayanna Thompson, Lucas Hall Johnson, and Lauren Johnson; two great-grandchildren, Caedan and Aurora Bryant; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Carole Lee (Conroy) Sobotta; a brother, William George Conroy II; and one nephew, Danny Sobotta.
According to her wishes, her body has been cremated and a memorial service will be at 2:00 pm Monday, August 12, 2024, at Elliott Chapel, New London, with Pastor Shane McCampbell officiating. The family will greet friends at a visitation at the chapel on Sunday, August 11, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com and donations in her name may be made to the Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital at Iowa State University.