LaVerne LaBarge (1934-2020)

LABARGE, LAWRENCE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/25/2020 at 20:09:56

LaVerne LaBarge age 85, died Friday May 22, 2020 at his home following a brief illness.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Anamosa with interment in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Prairieburg, with Military Honors. Fr Nick March will officiate at the services. With the Covid 19 Pandemic this service is private for the family. Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa has taken LaVerne and his family into their care. Please sign LaVerne’s guestbook at www.goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Anamosa Fire Department.
Surviving is his wife, Carolyn, 2 sons Mike and Dennis (Lisa) LaBarge all of Anamosa, 2 grandsons, Jeff (Macy), Maple Grove, MN. Curtis, Cedar Rapids, his siblings, Rosemary LaBarge, Marion, Francis (Pat) LaBarge, Fairfax. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, LeRoy and Donald and a sister Kathy.
LaVerne Dennis LaBarge was born June 25, 1934 in Brown, Township Linn County, Iowa. He was the son of Clifford and Clara Lawrence, LaBarge. He received his education at St. Joseph Catholic School, Prairieburg. LaVerne worked at LaPlant Choate in Cedar Rapids before he married Carolyn VanAlst on April 10, 1956. He was drafted soon after the wedding and served in the United States Army. Following his military duty LaVerne worked at Clinton LAWRENCEEngines in Maquoketa, the Anamosa Creamery, Smith Oil Company in Anamosa, and was the Manager of the first Theisen’s Store in Anamosa. He worked the longest for Borden’s Dairy (later Swiss Valley) as a milk distributor. In retirement LaVerne drove a Jets Bus for Jones County.
LaVerne was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He served on the Anamosa Fire Department for 33 years. He enjoyed tinkering with his tractors and working on his acreage. His greatest love was his family, especially his grandsons.