Henry H. "Howard" Ludens

LUDENS

Posted By: Roger Urbatch
Date: 8/17/2011 at 12:30:08

HAMPTON - Henry H. "Howard" Ludens, 79, of Hampton, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton from complications of congestive heart failure.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 1, at Zion Reformed Church, 2029B Jonquil Ave., Sheffield, with the Rev. Arthur Zewart officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton and continue at the church one hour prior to the services.
Memorials may be directed to the Henry H. Ludens Memorial Fund, in care of the family, with distribution of funds at a later date to the Franklin General Hospital Foundation, the Hampton Senior Center, Dollars for Scholars (Henry H. Ludens Memorial Scholarship), and to help fund a new sound system at Zion Reformed Church.
Henry was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Springfield, S.D., the son of Henry and Annie (Palsma) Ludens. The family later moved to a farm near Lime Springs. He graduated from the Lime Springs High School and from Hamilton Business College in Mason City. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served his country during the Korean War, and is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was united in marriage to Shirley Urbatch on Sept. 5, 1958, at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett. To this union two children were born, sons Steven and Brent.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Shirley of 52 years, son Steven (Lynne) and their children Jonathan and Elissa (Ellie) of Ballwin, Mo.; Drs. Brent Ludens and Rene Dutkowski Ludens and their children Meredith and Samuel of Waterloo; twin sister Helena of Orange City; sisters-in-law Marjorie Odden (Bruce) of Northwood, Sharon Dilling (Leland) of Albert Lea, Minn., Marilyn Cooper of Kensett, Barbara Walser (Dennis) of Northwood; brothers-in-law Richard Urbatch (Evelyn) of Omaha, Neb.; Roger Urbatch (Wendy) of Woodbridge, Va.; Eugene Van Wyk of Orange City, along with many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Henry was preceded in death by his parents, brothers John and Louis, and sister Grace Van Wyk.
Arrangements: Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, 306 Central Ave. E., Hampton, IA 50441, 641-456-3232.