Amundson, Lloyd V., Jr. 1933-2007

AMUNDSON, JONES, WEAGDE, WALMER, CHRISTOPHERSON, SWANSON, TIELBAR, BUECHLER, LILIEFELD, MEYER

Posted By: Mary Cameron (email)
Date: 1/1/2008 at 16:13:00

Lloyd Vincent Amundson Jr., age 74, of Livingston. W1, formerly of Farmersburg, Iowa, died on Saturday Dec. l, 2007 at the Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville, WI.

Lloyd was born June 13, 1933 in Postville. IA to Lloyd E. & Viola (Jones) Amundson. He was wed to Mary Ann Weadge in Jan. of 1954 and Barbara Kuehl on Nov, 8, 1970.

Lloyd graduated from Farmersburg High School in 1951. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 until being Honorably Discharged in 1956. One of his fondest memories was serving on the U.S.S. Hornet. When returning home, Lloyd drove a truck for Miller's Dairy in Elkader. IA and then was a self employed milk can hauler, and later drove a truck for Schneider Trucking. He also worked for 3 years for the Clayton County Highway Dept. Lloyd then had his own bulk route for the Ludlow Cheese Factory in Waukon, IA until being employed at the Richardson Trucking and retiring in 2003 from Johnson Trucking of Darlington, WI. He also enjoyed driving the Northeast Community Transit Van of Decorah, IA. Lloyd loved Harley Motorcycles, John Deere tractors, and was an avid sports fan cheering on the Packers, Cubs, and watching Nascar. Lloyd enjoyed country music and the Grand Ole Oprey and loved his family which was his number one priority in life.

Survivors of Lloyd are his three Children: Gina Walmer & Fiance Lyle Dalton, Mt. Zion, WI; Cory Amundson, Effort, Pennsylvania; Sonja (Jason) Christopherson, Onalaska, WI: four Grandchildren: Cindee (Todd) Swanson, Nicole Walmer, Ashley & Renee Amundson: and three Great Grandchildren: Jeremy, Hayley and Kassady Swanson.

Daughter-in-Law: Brenda Amundson, Limerick, Pennsylvania. Three Sisters: Rose Mary (L’Dean) Tielbar, Farmersburg, Iowa; Linda Buechler, Independence, Iowa; Rita (Bill) Leliefeld, Guttenberg, Iowa. Preceded in Death: Parents, 1st Wife, Mary Ann Weadge in 1969; Step Mother, Bernice Kuhse; Infant Daughter, Cindee Jo Amundson; Grandson, Nathan Walmer; Sister, Marlene Meyer; Brother, Burdell Amundson.

Funeral Services will be held at the St. John Lutheran Church in Farmersburg, Iowa. Time: 11:00 A.M. Friday Dec. 7, 2007, Pastor Bruce L. Hanson, officiating.

Burial: in the United Brethren Cemetery rural Farmersburg, Iowa with Military Honors. Friends may call: from 4 - 8:00 P.M. on Thursday Dec. 6, 2007 at the Leonard Funeral Home in Elkader, Iowa and from 10:00 A.M. until time of service at the church on Friday morning.

Clayton County Register, December 5, 2007