BAKKUM, Alyce (Holmquist) 1914-2002

BAKKUM, WECKWERTH, HOLMQUIST

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/24/2009 at 20:25:22

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OSAGE, IOWA - Alyce E. Bakkum, age 87, of Riceville, and formerly of Osage, died Monday, March 25, 2002 at the Riceville Community Rest Home in Riceville.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 28, 2002, at the United Methodist Church (308 Woodland), in Riceville. Interment will follow at the Osage Cemetery.

Champion Bucheit Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, (641) 732-3706.

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OBITUARY: Alyce E. Holmquist Bakkum

Alyce E. Bakkum

A memorial service was held on Thursday, March 28, 2002 at the United Methodist Church, Riceville, for Alyce E. Bakkum, age 87, of Riceville, and formerly of Osage. Rev. Mike Carey officiated and inurnment followed in the Osage Cemetery. Alyce died Monday, March 25, 2002 at the Riceville Community Rest Home.

Alyce was born May 20, 1914 in Velva, North Dakota the daughter of August and Hannah (Weckwerth) Holmquist. She was baptized in the Parkview United Methodist Church, Milbank, South Dakota, where she grew up. She later moved to Iowa and married John L. Bakkum on Jan. 3, 1933. They spent most of their married life in Mitchell and Howard County areas until they moved to Cedar Rapids in 1977. They moved back to Riceville in 1989 to be closer to their children.

John L. Bakkum died Dec. 23, 1989. Alyce worked as an egg candler at Cedar Valley Produce Co. and the Farmers Produce Co. in Osage and for the Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids until she retired.

She enjoyed crocheting, tatting, reading, flowers, TV, spending time with her children, grandchildren and in her younger days, fishing, playing cards and cribbage. Her dog Snoopy was her constant companion.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, John L. Bakkum in 1989; one son, John A. in 1997; one granddaughter, Laurene Wilcox in 1976; one grandson, Dennis Lack in 1976; and five brothers and three sisters.

Those left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Loma Roske and husband, Floyd of Riceville, Jacqueline Lack and husband, Robert M. of Osage, Sandra Schultz and husband, Leland of Panama City, Florida; 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren, and six step-grandchildren.

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com , Posted Apr. 3, 2002]

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ALYCE E. BAKKUM

OSAGE, IOWA - Alyce E. Bakkum, 87, of Riceville and formerly of Osage, died Monday (March 25, 2002) at the Riceville Community Rest Home in Riceville.

Alyce was born May 20, 1914, at Valva, N.D., the daughter of August and Hannah (Weckwerth) Holmquist. She was baptized in the Parkview United Methodist Church at Milbank, S.D., where she grew up.

She later moved to Iowa where she married John L. Bakkum on Jan. 3, 1933. They spent most of their married life in the Mitchell and Howard County areas until they moved to Cedar Rapids in 1977.

They moved back to Riceville in 1989 to be closer to their children. John L. Bakkum died on Dec. 23, 1989.

Alyce worked as an egg candler at the Cedar Valley Produce Company and the Farmers Produce Company in Osage and for the Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids until she retired.

She enjoyed crocheting, tatting, reading, flowers, TV, spending time with her children and grandchildren, and in her younger days fishing, playing cards and cribbage. Her dog, Snoopy, was her constant companion.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the United Methodist Church, 308 Woodland in Riceville with the Rev. Mike Carey officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Osage Cemetery.

A time of fellowship with a light lunch will follow the memorial service at the church.

Those left to cherish her memory include three daughters, Loma Roske and husband, Floyd, of Riceville, Jacqueline Lack and husband, Robert M., of Osage, and Sandra Shultz and husband, Leland, of Panama City, Fla.; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren and six stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, John L. Bakkum in 1989; one son, John A in 1997; one granddaughter, Laurene Wilcox in 1976; one grandson, Dennis Lack in 1976; and five brothers and three sisters.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, (641) 732-3706.

GLOBE GAZETTE - MARCH 27, 2002