Andrew Gevers

Andrew M. "Andy" Gevers, 42, a resident of rural Dixon, Iowa, died on Sunday, July 15, 2007, following a tractor accident at his home.
His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 19, 2007, at Our Savior Presbyterian Church, Argo, Iowa. Burial will be in Summit Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Chambers Funeral Home, Eldridge, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the family.
He was born November 16, 1964, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the son of James and Shirley (Lindsley) Gevers. Andy was a graduate of DePere High School in DePere, Wisconsin, where he excelled in track and cross country. He later graduated the University of Wisconsin, Stout, Wisconsin, where he received a degree in graphic arts.
On April 18, 1992, he was united in marriage to Eileen S. Fahrenkrog in Argo, Iowa.
Andy worked for Von Hoffman Printing of Eldridge for 15 years, and recently worked as a sales representative for the Brandt Company of Davenport.
He and his wife co-owned Paradise Retrievers where they bred, trained and sold flat-coated retrievers. They had five Hall of Fame dogs and were well-known throughout the country. His memberships included the Flatcoated Retriever Society and the Field Trial Committee of the Society.
Andy was a person that sincerely enjoyed living life to the fullest and contagious upbeat spirit. He loved to hunt and enjoyed guiding other hunters. He was a born competitor and enjoyed competing in field trials and hunt test with his dogs. Andy was an accomplished skeet and trap shooter and enjoyed traveling to the Caribbean with his wife.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Eileen; his parents, James and Shirley Gevers, of DePere, Wisconsin; his brothers, Tom Gevers, of South Haven, Mississippi, and Pat Gevers and Paul (Molly) Gevers, all of DePere; his parents-in-law, Vernon and Joanne Fahrenkrog, of Eldridge; his sisters-in-law, Sheryl (Jeff) Geerts, of Clive, Iowa, and Lisa (Brian) Holst, of Eldridge; his close friend, Mike Whitaker, of Eldridge; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, many wonderful friends and their beloved canine "kids," Curacao, Lucia, Dominican, Bart, Antigua and Costa.
He was preceded in death by their canine "kids," Cayman, Jamaica and Aruba.
Condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Andy's obituary at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.
If sending flowers, please OMIT Chrysanthemums due to a family allergy.