RIEKENA, Larry John 1935-2007

RIEKENA, MEESTER, TOOMSEN, MEYER, BARRICK

Posted By: Jeff Phillips (email)
Date: 12/24/2007 at 09:30:44

Larry J. Riekena
December 3, 1935-December 16, 2007

IOWA FALLS—Larry J. Riekena, 72, of Iowa Falls, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, at the Ellsworth Hospital, Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the United Methodist Church, Owasa, with the Rev. Ward Richards Jr. officiating. Burial will be at the Hazel Green Cemetery, Hardin County. Memorials may be directed to the family c/o his wife: 28078 160th St., Iowa Falls, IA 50126. The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Larry John Riekena was born Dec. 3, 1935, at Wellsburg, the son of John and Esther (Meester) Riekena. He attended the Wellsburg Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1953. He worked road construction for several years until he purchased his farm in Hardin County in 1963. On June 17, 1978, he was married to Phyllis Jane Lyman Toomsen at the Owasa United Methodist Church. He semi-retired from farming in 2006.

Larry Riekena is survived by his wife, Phyllis Riekena of Iowa Falls; Phyllis’s children, Mike (companion Jacci Milligan) Toomsen of Geneva, Susan (David) Rieks of Steamboat Rock and Ron (fiancée Kelly Meyer) of Geneva; eight grandchildren, Holly (Mitch) Meyer of Iowa Falls, Quintin (Nicole) Toomsen of Iowa Falls, Jessica Toomsen of Hampton, Kelly (Jason) Barrick of Iowa Falls, Tyler Toomsen of Ackley, Nick Toomsen of Geneva, Abby Toomsen of Hampton and Haley Toomsen of Hampton; five great-grandchildren, Weston, Koby, Chase and Cambria Meyer of Iowa Falls and Jaelyn Barrick of Iowa Falls; and one brother, Lowell (Cathy) Riekena of Wellsburg.