Gregory B Shanley

Gregory Bernard Shanley, 49, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at  the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.  He was born August 7, 1960 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Gibson B. and Doris (Ramser) Shanley.  Greg married Sonya Grace Steele on August 28, 1982 in Okeechobee, Florida.  He graduated from Parma Heights High School in Parma Heights, Ohio, and received his B.A. in Journalism from Ohio University in 1982.  Greg spent twenty-eight years as a journalist in radio, and joined Iowa Public Radio at KUNI in 1986.  He enjoyed and supported Cleveland, Ohio sports teams.

Survivors include his wife, Sonya Shanley, of Cedar Falls; a son, Evan (Angie) Shanley, of Waterloo; a daughter, Leigha Shanley, of Des Moines; a grandson, Titan Shanley; his mother, Doris Shanley, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a brother, Gib (Miriam) Shanley, of Geneva, Ohio; two sisters, Cindy Shanley of Houston, Texas and Cathie Basil of Pittsburgh, and his maternal grandmother, Sara Ramser, of St. Louis, Missouri.

Greg was preceded in death by his father.

Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with inurnment at a later date.  Visitation will be 4—7:00 pm Friday, and one hour before service, at  the funeral home.  Memorials may be directed to the family.  Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com .