Hometown: Oxford Junction, Iowa November 09, 1952 - March 12, 2014

Tom Regennitter, 61, of Glenwood and Oxford Junction, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Lahey Funeral Home in Oxford Junction from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM with a Rosary being prayed at 4:30 PM. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oxford Junction at 10:00 AM. Burial will be at Mayflower Cemetery in Oxford Junction.

Thomas Glen Regennitter was born November 9, 1952 at Anamosa, Iowa to Glen and Mary Rosine (Lasack) Regennitter. Tom contracted encephalitis during infancy, resulting in learning disabilities. He grew up at Oxford Junction and attended special education classes at Amber, Iowa. In 1982 Tom became a resident at the Glenwood State Hospital and School in Glenwood, Iowa. Tom was a participant in many Special Olympics. His favorite sport was bowling, and he earned many medals.

Tom is survived by his parents, Glen and Rosine of Clarence, Iowa; three brothers, Fred (Judy) of Rochester, Minnesota; John (Mary Jo) of Fairlawn, Ohio; Tony (Ann) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two sisters, Mary (Bob) Ankenbauer of Portage, Michigan; and Cathy (Alan) Cipolone of Brooklawn, New Jersey; thirteen nieces and nephews, and seven great-nieces and –nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Special Olympics or to Sacred Heart Church in Oxford Junction.