Cynthia Andersen, 59

Cynthia “Cindy” Andersen, 59, of Clearfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Celebration of Life Services will be at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Tim Maxa will officiate. Services will be livestreamed at a link under her obituary. In honor of Cindy’s vibrant spirit and the joy brought to so many, we kindly ask that you dress in colorful formal attire. Burial will be at Hopeville Cemetery near Hopeville, Iowa. Open visitation will be Friday, Aug. 7, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Memorials may be directed to the family. Powers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.powersfh.com.
Cynthia Leigh Andersen, daughter of Hubert Andersen and Vicki (Walker) Andersen Moore, was born on April 16, 1967, in Red Oak. She attended Red Oak schools and graduated with the class of 1985. Cindy then began working at The Little Duffer in Red Oak. She was united in marriage to Rick Goodnight around 1992. In June of 1997, they were saddened by the stillbirth of their first son, Dakota Leigh Goodnight. Even though this was a sad time for their marriage they stayed together and ended up having a healthy baby girl in August 1998, Cheyenne Louise Goodnight. A year later, in the fall of 1999, they had their second child. They decided to move to Kellerton, Iowa and from there to Carbon, Iowa where they settled with their two young children, Cheyenne L. Goodnight and Lucas J. Goodnight. In December of 2003, they happily welcomed their third child, Stevie Nicole Goodnight. Cindy and Rick later divorced around 2008 but their love for their family never changed.
Cindy later moved to Corning, where she met her significant other, Larry Mullen. While in Corning she eventually became head of security at the Adams County Speedway. She loved her time at the track and getting her children involved by going to the pits to meet drivers, sitting in the cars, and having each of them personally flag their own race. Cindy later ventured to Creston for employment while living in Corning. There she was employed at Precision Optical and her latest career at Bunn, where she made many friends. Cindy was very popular in her work life at Bunn, always smiling and talking to everyone she worked with, making them laugh or bringing them candy. Cindy became a grandma to her first grandchild (Zayna) in the year of 2018 and was over the moon about becoming a “Nana.” Zayna always referred to her as “the best Nana in the whole world” because of all the fun things they would do together.
Cindy enjoyed camping as a family, fishing with her kids and getting fishing tips from her youngest, Stevie. Cindy also loved having cookouts with friends and family around with good food and good music. Cindy was also an avid gardener. She passed her love of plants down to her eldest, Cheyenne, teaching her how to care for plants or giving her starts from her plants at home. She was always ready for her holiday dinner parties, making homemade pies and goodies for everyone. Cindy was a great baker, teaching her son Lucas how to make cookies and pies, always making a mess of the flour saying, “the bigger the mess, the better it tastes.” Every year everyone looked forward to her Halloween parties to see what crazy costume she had come up with that year. Cindy talked every day on the phone with her best friend Christie Smith, planning trips and telling stories, like the trip to the Willie Nelson concert they had taken. At home, she would kick back in her recliner with her cats, Oliver and Simba, putting on her tunes to listen to while working on her beautiful, handmade dreamcatchers. She was an active member for many years at the Corning United Methodist Church, playing in the bell choir at one point and volunteering to help with bible school activities with the kids when her children were young. Cindy touched the hearts of everyone she met throughout her life, often becoming a “mother” figure to many.
Surviving Cindy are her children, Cheyenne Goodnight of Creston, Lucas Goodnight of Greenfield and Stevie Goodnight of Corning, her granddaughter Zayna Rayne Fox; her sisters, Beth Andersen and Jody (Mike) Weichert, both of Caldwell, Texas and many additional extended family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Dakota Leigh Goodnight in 1997; brother, Alan Atteberry; significant other, Larry Mullen and father of her children, Rick Goodnight.