LUKER, Lydia 1918 - 2002

LUKER, GROH, HEIMBUCH, EDELEN, CAMBRONNE, BART, UDELHOFEN, FICKEN

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 12/14/2017 at 11:53:46

Lydia Luker, 83, of 154 North Crescent Drive, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

A funeral service was held Saturday, June 8, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mason City, with the Rev. Daird Korth officiating. Interment followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or Hospice of North Iowa.

Lydia was born July 9, 1918 in Maywood, Ill., the daughter of Christ J. and Katherine E. (Groh) Heimbuch.

She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on Aug. 25, 1918 and confirmed on April 9, 1933. She moved to Mason City with her parents in 1924. They joined Bethlehem Lutheran Church, where Lydia has been a member ever since. She taught Sunday school for 46 years, was an active member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and the Miriam Circle, served on the church council and the social concerns committee, and was the church historian.

Lydia was also a member of the Home Improvement Club since 1948 and of the Clear Lake Garden Club for many years. Lydia was a political activist and worked at many elections. She also volunteered for the American Cancer and Diabetes Societies. With all of her many interests, Lydia's greatest pride and joy was raising her family and enjoying all their many activities.

Lydia is survived by her husband, Gilbert, of Mason City; one son, Rohn Luker and his wife, Georgia, of Mason City; three daughters and their spouses, Marian and Charles Edelen of Ham Lake, Minn., Jayne and John Cambronne of Finlayson, Minn., and Katherine and James Bart of Watertown, Minn.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Frieda Udelhofen and Rosie Ficken and her husband, Edwin, all of Mason City; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two sisters, two nieces and one nephew.