Victor L. Amundson 1935-2007

AMUNDSON, HELGERSON, CRISPIN, CHRISTENSEN, MEYER, JUNGE, QUINN, BOCKOVEN

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 12/28/2015 at 19:04:20

Victor L. Amundson, 71, of 5310 Saratoga Road, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road. Friends also may call from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at the church.

He was born on Oct. 9, 1935, in Postville, son of Martin and Mabel (Helgerson) Amundson. He married Karen Crispin on Dec. 13, 1958.

Victor was born and raised in Postville, Iowa. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, with a degree in music and education. He received a master's degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City.

Victor had a 40-year career in education, which included teaching vocal music and being an elementary and middle school principal in the school districts of Ballard (Huxley), Ar-We-Va (Westside) and Iowa Falls.

Victor and Karen have resided in Dubuque since his retirement in 1997.

He was a member of the Kiwanis Clubs in Iowa Falls and Dubuque, the Mid-Iowa Men of Song (gospel quartet) in Iowa Falls, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Dubuque, and a church choir member in all the communities that he lived in.

Surviving are his wife, Karen, of Dubuque; his daughters, Kathy (Jack) Christensen, of Polk City, Iowa, and Lori (David) Meyer, of Dubuque; his grandchildren, Jodi (Ryan) Christensen Junge, of Van Horne, Iowa, Todd Christensen, of Polk City, Iowa, and A.J., Quinn and Dietrich Meyer, of Dubuque; his great-granddaughter, Zoey Junge, of Van Horne, Iowa; his sister, Arlene Bockoven, of Rutherfordton, N.C.; his brother, Roger (Lois) Amundson, of Clermont, Iowa; and 28 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Norman, Joe and Wayne.

Memorials may be given to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.

Online condolences may be sent to info@egelhofsiegertcasper.com.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Mark Hermann and his wonderful staff members: Gayle, Judy, Sandy, Linda and Sara; and Pastor Arnold Flater.

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Sunday, September 2, 2007