Townsend, Joann I. More (1933-2017)

TOWNSEND, KREUER, LARSEN, BUREN, TUTTLE, SCHOEWE

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 7/19/2017 at 19:16:40

Joann I. More Townsend
(October 11, 1933 - March 28, 2017)

Joann I. More Townsend, 83, of rural Aurelia, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 28, 2017, at the Sanford Senior Health Care Facility in Sheldon, Iowa.

Joann was born on October 11, 1933, at Madelia, Minnesota, to Joseph and Julia (Larsen) Kreuer of rural Good Thunder, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm and graduated from Good Thunder High School in 1951. In 1963, she moved to Storm Lake, Iowa, and then to rural Aurelia, Iowa, in 1965 where she lived until she moved to the Sanford Senior Health Care Facility in January of 2017.

Joann always loved Arabian horses. Indeed, she spent most of her life raising, training, showing, and riding them. She enjoyed taking them to the Spencer Fair every year and created and sewed costumes for many horse shows. In addition, she developed many lifelong friendships with people who shared her passion for horses. In her later years, she, also, bred and raised several breeds of dogs, especially Yorkies.

Joann married Lowell Townsend on February 1, 1985. She is survived by her husband, Lowell, of Aurelia, Iowa; her daughter, Julie (Albert) Buren, of Sheldon, Iowa; her grandson, Jamie (Jill) Tuttle, of Bothell, Washington, and twin great-grandsons, Titan and Talus Tuttle; and a niece, Sherry (Loren) Schoewe, of Alpha, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation and a time for sharing memories with the family will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. According to her wishes, Joann’s remains were cremated. Disposition of the ashes will follow at a future date.

Boothby Funeral Home, Cherokee, Iowa, 2017.

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