Obituary of Dow D. Voss

Dow Voss, 74, of Iowa City, died at his home surrounded by his family, Thursday, June 11, 2015. A gathering time for family and friends to remember, share, laugh and tell Dow's jokes will be held on Monday, June 15, 2015, from 4 to 7pm at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to Iowa City Hospice or the Iowa State Black Powder Association to benefit youth black powder shooters. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Dow Douglas Voss was born November 19, 1940, in Iowa City, the son of Francis L. and Mildred L. (Dow) Voss. Growing up in Iowa City he graduated from City High School in 1960, and then attended the University of Iowa. He married Barbara D. Russell on September 6, 1964, in Ida Grove, Iowa. The couple made their home in Iowa City where they raised their two sons, and Dow worked as a Union Electrician with IBEW Local 405, retiring after 40 years of employment. He enjoyed many interests in his lifetime, such as being an avid shooter, starting in his youth through his days at City High School on the shooting range and into college where he met Barbara. This turned into a lifelong enjoyment which blended itself into building muzzleloaders using his shooting skills and woodworking skills to craft some very beautiful functional rifles and other projects. He was a member of the Southeastern Iowa Sportsman's Society, the Iowa Black Powder Federation and the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association. Dow also enjoyed reading, especially labor and Native American history and culture. In retirement, he enjoyed traveling and ballroom dancing with Barbara. His family includes his wife, Barbara; sons: Andy and his wife, Kate and their children, Russell (fiancée-Brie), William, Rachel, and great-granddaughter, Rosalie; second son, Dan and his wife, Dori and their children, Matt (Andrea) and great-grandson Zachary, Katie (Alex Triska) and great-grandsons Luke and Nathan, Sarah Voss, Leah (Spenser Burden), and Ethan Datwyler; and brother Richard. He was preceded in death by his parents.