Sally Ann Latta

Sally Ann (Donovan) Latta was born August 16, 1933. She grew up in West Des Moines, where her parents owned Clover Hills Golf Course. She graduated high school from St Joseph Academy, and was a life-time supporter of St Joseph/Dowling. She received a BA in Education from Marycrest College in Davenport. After graduation she taught junior high English in Bettendorf, where she loved teaching and mentoring her students. In 1958, a new history teacher, Paul Latta, was hired to work in the adjacent classroom. They fell in love and were married for 60 years. In 1969 they had the opportunity to manage/own Ponderosa Golf Course in West Des Moines. They owned it for 35 years, until they sold it in 2005. Sally was a proud Irish Catholic and a member of the Democratic Party. She was a diehard Chicago Cubs fan; she watched every game and placed a ‘W’ flag outside after every win. She also loved watching the University of Iowa football and basketball teams, reading, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her family. Sally, age 88, passed away May 26,2022 of natural causes. She is survived by her two daughters: Catherine Latta (Eric) Jorgensen, Mary Latta (Michael) Thilges; four grandchildren: Frederick (Kathryn) Jorgensen, Moira Jorgensen, Elizabeth Thilges, John Thilges; and two great grandsons: Ivan and Benedict Jorgensen. She is also mourned by her sister in-law Charlotte Latta; nieces and nephews: Jacqueline (Wayne) Fullenkamp, and Michael (JoAnn) Latta. She is preceded in death by her husband Paul Latta and parents Francis and Catherine (Locke) Donovan. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Sally’s name may be made directly to The Food Bank of Iowa. Funeral services will be on June 21 at Sacred Heart Church, West Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation from 9:30-10:30, followed by funeral mass at 10:30. Burial 12:30 at Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, Iowa.