Luedke, Colleen Fay (1931-2012)

LUEDKE, TRUNNELL, BYERS, STEFFEN, CRIBBS, WEINZETL, DEMPSEY

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/31/2012 at 23:51:53

Colleen Fay Luedke
December 21, 1931 - December 17, 2012

Colleen Fay Luedke passed away on December 17, 2012, at the Longhouse Residence in Spencer at the age of 80.

Colleen Trunnell, the daughter of Donald and Violet Byers Trunnell, was born on December 21, 1931, in Hartley, Iowa. She received her early education at a country school by Hartley and later attended Hartley High School.

Colleen married Gale Luedke on June 4, 1949, in Sanborn, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made their home in northwest Iowa, mostly in Storm Lake and then in Spencer. She enjoyed furniture refinishing and baking her famous chocolate chip cookies. Most of all, however, Colleen loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Gale, on August 31, 1993.

She is survived by her children: Daniel (Lucy) Luedke, of Phoenix, Arizona, Larry (Kaylene) Luedke, of Spencer, Iowa, Monica Luedke, of Spencer, Iowa, and Robert Luedke, of Storm Lake, Iowa; her grandchildren: Christy Steffen (Jason Comisky), of Ankeny, Iowa, Nick Steffen, of Spencer, Iowa, Sonia Luedke Thomas (Brian), of Portland, Oregon, Matt Luedke, of Phoenix, Arizona, Brenda Luedke Cribbs (Ian), of Flagstaff, Arizona, Casey Luedke (Michelle), of Hahira, Georgia, Kelly Luedke (Peter Lewison), of Spencer, Iowa, Brian Luedke, of Bloomington, Minnesota, Kara Luedke, of Spencer, Iowa, and Chad Weinzetl (Kim), of McKinney, Texas; four great grandchildren; and her special aunt, Lillian Dempsey, of Capistrano Beach, California; as well as other relatives and friends.

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