Obituary for Cory Ray Warrick

Cory R. Warrick of Valeria, age 62, died Friday August 4, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. He was cremated and we will be having a celebration of life at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Jianqiu-Li (Lijin) Warrick Memorial Fund.

The son of Clyde H. and Molly B. (Buckley) Warrick, Cory was born on August 2, 1955 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. He graduated from Mingo High School in 1973. On April 11, 1980, he was united in marriage to Elaine M. Flattery in Colfax—she passed away on February 3, 1983. On April 28, 2012, he was united in marriage to Jianqui-Li (Lijin) in Changchun, China. Cory was employed at Napa in Newton and had also worked at Napa in Des Moines and Altoona and the Union 76 Truck Stop. Cory enjoyed spending time with his wife and their two dogs Coco and Gia, family, friends and riding motorcycles.

Those left to honor his memory are his wife Jianqui-Li (Lijin) Warrick, brother Curt (Kathie) Warrick of Valeria, sister Cindy Slack of Des Moines and sister Crystal (Doug) Enderson of Altoona, and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Proceeding Cory in death were his wife Elaine, brother in law Bobby and his parents.