Shirley Dee "Da ka te ta no ga" Sanache, 75, of Mitchellville and formerly of Tama, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at her home. A Traditional Wake will be held Friday evening at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour with Mike Keahna as speaker.

Shirley was born on June 27, 1947, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of George and Flora (Jefferson) Sanache.

She graduated from South Tama High School in 1966.

On July 16, 1990, she married Rick Conger. Shirley worked for the Ma Bell Telephone Company for forty-five years. She enjoyed sewing, going to Pow wows and loved to fish.

Survivors include her husband, Rick of Mitchellville; son, Patrick Steve of Des Moines; granddaughter, Ashley Steve of Kansas; brothers, Alvin L. Wild Cat of Montour, Daniel (Waskonas) Wabaunasee of Toledo and Donald Wabaunasee of Phoenix, AZ; nephews, Michael, Gerald, Marland, Delson, John, Brian and Andrew; nieces, Suzanne, Yolanda, Danelle, Dalyn, Delonda, Delinda, Kathy, Fuscia, Sally and Shyla; adopted sister, Toni Lasley; adopted brothers, Deron Ward and Gilbert Brown; Sanache family and numerous extended family.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her grandparents that raised her, Susie and Horace Poweshiek; sons, Jeremy and Charles Steve Jr.; sisters, Rhonda Pushetonequa and Julie Sanache; brothers, John Wabaunasee and Dallas Wabaunasee; and two nephews, George and Matthew Sanache.