Aric Campbell
August 7, 1980 ~ October 2, 2015
Aric Asher Campbell, age 35, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015.
He was born August 7, 1980, in Yankton, South Dakota, the eldest child of Douglas Dean and Tae Marie (Lafevers) Campbell. Aric grew up in Wellman, Iowa, and graduated from Wellman/Mid Prairie High School in 1998 where he was also an Eagle Scout.
On January 28, 2004, at the age of twenty-three, Aric married Jennifer Sue Gilbert in Nauvoo, Illinois. Aric was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission in Tempe, Arizona.
Aric always had a thoughtful, intelligent nature and fiercely loved family. He freely gave of himself to others with a clever wit and sense of humor. He is and will always be a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend and his knowing smile and kind eyes will be greatly missed.
Primary visitation: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. Funeral Services: 10 a.m., Friday, October 9, 2015 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cedar Rapids Stake Center, 4150 Blue Jay Drive NE, in Cedar Rapids with a short visitation from 9:00-9:45 a.m. Private family burial: Mount Vernon Memorial Cemetery.
Aric is survived by Jenn, his loving wife of 11 years; two children, Emmaline Olive and Aiden Broderick Campbell; his parents, Doug and Tae of Wellman, Iowa; brothers, Neal (Whitney) Campbell of Wellman, Iowa, Ryan Campbell of Wellman; sisters, Amy (Allen) Overy of Riverton, Wyoming, Jodi (Scott) Baldwin of Muscatine, Iowa, Jessica (Bryan) Overy of Rexburg Idaho, Bethany (Mark) Lingard of Kinross, Iowa, and Erin Campbell of Wellman; grandparents, Cleo and Marilyn Campbell of Viborg, South Dakota, Dewie and Betty Lafevers of Bingen, Washington; in-laws, Neil and Sue Gilbert; and 18 nieces and nephews.
The family is grateful to all those who have expressed condolences to the family at this difficult time of mourning.
Aric will live forever through our memories and our love.
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Doug & Tae and family – so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you all at this rough time.
Jenn and Family, We are so sorry for the loss of Aric. You and your family are in our thoughts and
prayers. Love, Helen and Jim Yeisley
Jenn and family. I am so very sorry to hear of Aric’s passing. He was a wonderful person to meet with at our monthly home school visits. He was a dedicated teacher to Emma and a special dad to Emma and Aiden. He often would tell me about their adventures. He will be missed. Please know that your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. ~ Karen Hyland
My family remember Eric because our families were in Scouts. From Camp Out, Hikes and so much more. He had a great sense of humor and loved picking on his brother and my oldest son Matthew. The one memory I will remember always is when my husband and I watched the first six children of Tae and Doug. By watching them, Doug & Tae had a very quiet Anniversary at home. Needless to say our house wasn’t. Their six and our 3 makes 9. The old house shacked that evening. But for the first times us girls ruled the house. The five boys had fun outside and David read a book to them all. I had kids sleeping
everywhere that a space was open. Pizza, Movies, Games and a lot of laugh. I will send you more pictures later. The Campbell family is in my heart and I send it to you during this time of grief and in the future. We new him as a young man and Eric grew up to be a very nice young man.
I grew up with Aric. We were in the scouts together. I remember playing basketball with him. His height really got on my nerves. He ALWAYS got the rebounds. I think I remember even punching him a few times out of frustration. But he never hit me back. He just smiled and brushed it off. I went on a High Adventure trip to Canada with him. We slept side by side in a tent with a few other scouts every night. He was too tall for the tent, so he had to sleep with part of his legs hanging outside. I remember waking up one morning and he had 120 mosquito bites on his feet and ankles. I know because he sat and counted them. I remember camping out behind his house in the middle of winter. Jeremy Kidd, a fellow scout, broke his leg in a sledding accident and we all had to carry him back up to the house. I think I remember Aric laughing at him too. That’s how I remember him, always laughing and joking. I looked up to Aric, both literally and figuratively. I was sad to hear of his passing. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.