Epworth, Iowa - Albert W. Giddings, 97, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Unity Point Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.

The family will greet friends and relatives from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Peosta, Iowa, where services will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Garrett presiding.

Albert was born November 5, 1928, in Sabula, Iowa, son of Earl and Isabelle (Hatheway) Giddings. The family moved to the Epworth area in July of 1946. He is a 1947 graduate, of Epworth High School in Epworth, Iowa.

He was employed in Dubuque for a few years, he then enlisted in the US Air Force, just prior to the Korean War. He served for three years in the Philippines as a Staff Sargeant. When he returned home, he attended the Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, Iowa, under the GI bill. He graduated in 1958 and started his teaching career in Fayette, North Carolina, he then moved to Savanna, Illinois in 1961, where he continued to teach until his retirement in 1984. He moved back to North Carolina for many years before coming back to Epworth about 2014.

He is survived by one sister, Margaret Stocks of Epworth and her children, Keith (Nancy) Stocks, Kevin (Susie) Stocks, Dennis (Nancy) Stocks and Anita Stocks; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Robert (Erma) Giddings, Cecil (Blanche) Giddings, and Gene Giddings; and two sisters, Gladys (Winston) Corlis and Lois (William) Marshall.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com