Wendy Jo Hinman

Wendy Jo (Crouse) Hinman, 64, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away surrounded by her loving family on May 20th, 2023 at UnityPoint Health, St Luke's in Cedar Rapids.

Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 26th, 2023, with service to follow at 6:00 p.m. at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road. Internment will be at a later date at Dubuque Memorial Gardens.

Wendy was born on December 26, 1958, to Frank Jesse Crouse and Shirley Ann (Novak) Crouse, in Ames, Iowa. She married David Lee Hinman on July 18, 1988, and lived a 34-year loving marriage.

Wendy was a life-long dedicated and talented musician who played french horn. Through her musical career she performed with the Decatur Symphony Orchestra, Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, Muscatine Symphony and Clinton Symphony, The Grand Opera House, Dubuque Chamber Winds, Various Brass and Woodwind Quintets, NISOM, Clark University, Loras University, the University of Dubuque, The Tri State Wind Symphony and The Julien Winds. She served on the board for the Julian Winds for a number of years. She taught French horn to many talented and award winning young French hornists.

Wendy is survived by her loving husband of 34 years, David Hinman, three daughters Ashley (Judd) Billmeyer, of Farley, IA. Courtney (AJ) Leib of Dubuque, IA. Holly Hinman of Dubuque, IA, three beautiful grandchildren Cole, Kamrynn, Freya. She is also survived by three brothers Michael (Eleanor) Crouse of DeKalb, IL, Corbin (Sherri) Crouse of Florida, David (Julie) Crouse of LeClaire, IA; and two Sisters Robyn Crouse, Leigh (Wayne Gurda) Crouse of Dubuque, IA.

She was preceded in Death by her parents Frank and Shirley Crouse.

Special thanks to Kevin and Paul Price-Brenner the Kennel Club and Arts Communities as they were very meaningful to her life.

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This life is just a symphony

Each section is a stage

It ebbs and flows,

it crescendos With love,

and pain, and rage

There's melodies of laughter

That fade away to tears

There's strings of hope & chaos

And drumlines made of fear

Trumpeters of honesty

Winds of magic change

And a Maestro that directs it all

From the front of every stage

Its woven all together

Like the Fates upon a loom

All the tragedies and triumph

The glory and the gloom

And when the symphony is over

When the final notes are played

With a bow unto the angels

The Musician leaves the stage. 

Mandy Kocsis©2020 (modified)

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