Dakota "Cody" Lane Gittins

Dakota Cody Lane Gittins, of Underwood, IA, died May 1, 2016, as a result of injuries sustained from a car accident. Cody was born on June 23, 1998, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Jennifer Dohse-Gittins and Donnie D. Gittins. He was currently a junior at Underwood High School and worked part-time at Pacos Tires in Underwood. Cody had recently been hired to work at National Concrete Cutting for the summer. Cody had many professional ambitions and interests, including firefighting, EMT, and entrepreneurship. He was gifted with a mechanical aptitude far beyond his age and enjoyed working in his dads shop, on his grandpas farm equipment, and at Pacos. Cody was a hard worker, always willing to lend a helping hand, and had a smile for everyone. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, shooting trap, hunting, and fishing. From the beginning, Cody lived life to its fullest extent. He was a bright spot in his families lives, providing countless hours of story-telling, adventures, and laughable moments. He was a caring son and brother, who was a blessing to our family. Cody was preceded in death by his great-grandparents: Melvin Dutch and Georgia Dohse, Jack and Eileen Oltmans, Richard Lewis, Lee Eugene and Iva Mae Gittins, and Aunt Nonie Lewis-Armstrong. He is survived by his parents, Jennifer Gittins and Donnie Gittins (Tanya French); sisters, Rylie and Callie Gittins and Kinsley Ferguson; caring great-grandmother, Wynona Lewis; grandparents: William Bill and Beth Dohse, Don Gittins (Mary Beierman), and Goldie and Jim Nielsen; he also leaves behind endless loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Open visitation, all day Thursday, with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home. Funeral service Friday, 11 a.m., at the funeral home. Memorials or donations can be made at any US Bank location to the Cody Gittins fund.