Kristy A. Williams

A funeral service for Kristy Williams will be held Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 11:00 AM, at Oakcrest Funeral Services of Algona with her special cousin, Pastor Mark Else, officiating. Burial will follow at East Lawn Cemetery in Algona. Her family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday.

Kristy Ann Williams was born December 5, 1960, in Algona, daughter of Arthur "Bud" and Lois (Whiteman) Menneke. She grew up in Algona graduating from high school in Greely, Colorado. She was married to Kent Douglas Williams in California in 1983, they later divorced. Since returning to Algona in the 1990's, she notably worked as the office manager for Dr. Kingfield Optometry, and her long time passion project was working with minister, author and counselor Cliff Isaacson to help others.

Kristy loved dining with her family and many friends. She also enjoyed baking, doing crossword puzzles, and reading the Bible. She loved singing; affectionately known as the "Songbird of Burt Presbyterian Church", she attended and sang with many churches including the Nazarene Church and Faith Assembly of God as well.

Kristy Williams died Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at University Hospitals in Iowa City from battling liver disease for many years. She was 64.

She is survived by two sons and four grandchildren, Jon Menneke and his daughter Emelia of Wayne, NE, and Steven Williams and his wife Analise and their children, Clive, Finn, and Zeb of Bloomington, MN. She is also survived by her five siblings, Sharon, Roger, Daniel, Brenda, and Diane; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother Ronnie.