SIEFKEN, Helen Elizabeth (Eggena)(Lackore)(Deppe) 1924-2011

EGGENA, SIEFKEN, DEPPE, DEWITT, LACKORE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 6/20/2011 at 00:25:57

Helen Siefken

Osage, Iowa - Helen Elizabeth Siefken, age 86, of Osage, died Thursday (June 16, 2011) at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, at the Faith Lutheran Home, 914 Davidson Drive, in Osage, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be at the Park Cemetery in Nora Springs. There will be a time for lunch and fellowship following services at the Faith Lutheran Home.

Helen was born on August 26, 1924, in Floyd County, the daughter of Harm Sr. and Fuekea (DeWitt) Eggena. She graduated from Rockford High School and the Waterloo School of Beauty Culture. Helen married Robert C. Lackore on Dec. 31, 1945. To this union two sons were born, Robert D. and James. Robert C. died Nov. 10, 1962.

She married Henry Deppe on Jan. 16, 1966. Henry died Feb. 14, 1985. Helen married John Siefken on Jan. 31, 1987. John died Dec. 14, 1994.

Helen operated her own beauty shop and assisted with the family farming operation. She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Helen enjoyed needlework, ceramics, and gardening.

Helen is survived by her son, Robert D. (Linda) Lackore of Urbandale, and their two sons, Paul (Erin) Lackore and children, Aidan, Kelsey, and Gavin of Aurora, Colo., Brian (fiancé Michelle) Lackore of Oakland, Calif.; her son, James (Dawn) Lackore of Osage, and their two sons, Jason Lackore of Bellevue, Neb., Joshua Lackore of Osage; and one sister-in-law, Darlene Eggena of Rockford.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; and ten brothers and sisters.

Information available and condolences accepted at www.champion-bucheitfuneralhome.com Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706.

[Mason City Globe Gazette online, June 19, 2011 ]