A community and family are experiencing heartbreak after a couple lost their lives during a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa. According to KCCI-TV, Dean and Pam Wiggins were laid to rest after a funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa, the very church where the couple said their vows 60 years ago. Friends and family have praised Pam and Dean as amazing people who deeply cared for their loved ones and community, the Des Moines Register reported.

Carol Woosley, a family friend, told the outlet, “They were the kind of people that no matter what you needed, if you needed them, they would be there.” The couple’s obituaries highlighted these sentiments, emphasizing their love for God and family. “Pam was a proud cancer survivor and loved the Lord, her family, her friends, and her community,” her obituary read. “She cherished spending time with her family and was especially happy when she would host celebrations and holiday gatherings at her home.” Dean’s obituary noted that he “volunteered for the Greenfield Fire Department for over 20 years” and loved making memories with his grandchildren.

The Rev. Dr. Keith Schweitzer, who gave the couple’s eulogy at the funeral, left those in attendance with some powerful words about the couple’s life, love, and faith. “The tornado took their home, but dear friends, listen to me; that tornado could not touch their faith,” Schweitzer said, speaking just feet from the very location where the couple had, decades earlier, entered into marital bliss.

Dean worked for local feed companies and a glass company over the years, and Pam was a church volunteer, among other kind acts in her community, KCCI-TV reported. Continue to pray for the Wiggins family as they cope with such a tragic loss.