Billie Gene Lorenzen (2016)

BEENER, BRIDGES, GENSON, LAMM, LORENZEN, MERRYMAN, ROSANDER, SCHMILLEN, SHEETS, YOUNG

Posted By: Shirley Keating (email)
Date: 7/23/2016 at 23:02:59

Kale Funeral Home
Osceola, Iowa

Billie Gene Lorenzen

Billie Gene Lorenzen was born November 19, 1935 east of Booneville, in Dallas County, Iowa and passed from this life July 20, 2016 at his home in Truro, Iowa. Bill was the son of Frank Hickman Lorenzen and Phyllis Thelma Sheets (Merryman) Lorenzen. In 1938 Bill's family moved from the Booneville area to a farm north of Truro and remained there until 1952.
He attended school in Madison County and graduated from Truro Consolidated High School in the class of 1954.

Bill was united in marriage to Helen Delores Lamm on May 26, 1956 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa and following their marriage they made their home in an apartment in the south end of Truro. Bill worked at Natural Gas Pipeline and Helen taught kindergarten at the Truro Consolidated School district. They later purchased a house on E. Center in 1957 which was home for the next 10 years.

In 1958, Bill was drafted to serve his country with the United States Army. He was stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, CO and later at Fort Lewis near Tacoma, WA. Bill was honorably discharged in July 1960 after two years of active service. Daughter, Dione Renae was born at Madigan Army Hospital (Fort Lewis) in Pierce County, Washington on April 5, 1960.

Bill and Helen returned to Truro where Bill went back to work at Natural Gas Pipeline Company and Helen taught second grade at New Virginia during the 1961-62 school year.

On October 10, 1962, son, Brett Eugene was born at Des Moines General Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Bill and Helen then purchased the AB Johnson residence, across the street from Kale Funeral Home in Truro and moved there in the fall of 1966 and this has been their home until the present time.

Helen retired June 1996 after 38 years in the classroom. Bill retired in August of 1997 after over forty years with Natural Gas Pipeline. In their time following retirement, Bill and Helen traveled to southwest Texas in their motor home during the winter months for over ten years. Hiking, golfing, playing cards, bon-fires, EATING, and visiting their winter family were some of their past times. When living in Truro, Bill was an avid gardener and golfer and enjoyed keeping an immaculate yard.

Those relatives preceding him in death were his parents; a half-brother, Jack Merryman and wife, Catherine (Genson) Merryman and sister-in-law, Ethel Rosander.

Survivors include wife, Helen; daughter, Dione (William) Young of St. Charles, Iowa; son, Brett (Kimberly) Lorenzen of Nixa, MO; grandsons, Forrest (fiancée, Betsey Schmillen) of West Des Moines; Tucker Young of Polk City and Garrett Young of St. Charles; granddaughter, Haley (Van) Bridges of Springfield, MO; great-granddaughter, Emma Kay Bridges; brother-in-law, Merrill Lamm and sister-in-law, Virginia Beener as well as nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.

Memorial Contributions may be directed to HCI Care Services of Osceola or to the Truro Library.

Cemetery Details
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