Charlene Mae Lehner

KURTH, MACK, CRAMER, AHLERS, MASTBERGEN, SEIVERT, KAMPHOFF, CABANAS, HAGEMANN, FISHER, MILLS, ROSENBOOM, BREUER, SMITH, MOSER, COLLINS, WELSH

Posted By: Roger Miller (email)
Date: 9/5/2016 at 12:53:32

CHARLENE M. LEHNER

Charlene Mae Lehner was born on a farm south of Mapleton, Iowa on November 9, 1933, the daughter of LeRoy and Margaret (Mack) Kurth. As a child she moved with her parents to the LeMars area, where she attended a country school and then graduating from St. Joseph Catholic High School in LeMars, Iowa in 1951. After high school she worked as a nanny.

Charlene was united in marriage to Delmar D. Lehner on May 15, 1952 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in LeMars, IA. After their marriage they started farming by Correctionville for one year in 1953 and then the next 6 years in Plymouth County across from the Union School. They moved their family to a farm near Archer, IA in April of 1960. During this time Charlene worked in the catalog department of the Sheldon J.C. Penney’s, they also purchased and operated Del’s Café in Archer for 2 ½ years.

Delmar suffered a stroke and they moved into Sheldon where Charlene cared for her husband. Delmar passed away on January 21, 2014 in Sheldon, Iowa and later that year Charlene moved to Heritage Landing in Milford, Iowa.

Charlene passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in the Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa surrounded by her loving family, reaching the age of 82 years, 9 months and 8 days.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sheldon and of the Ladies Guild. She enjoyed playing Bingo, cards, puzzles and puzzle books, cross stitch, needle work, an avid reader and having coffee with her family and friends. Charlene was also an Organ Donor.

Charlene will be lovingly remembered by her 6 children, Jolene (Gordon) Cramer of Sheldon, IA; Doug (Kay) Lehner of Ashton, IA; Cindy (Ron) Ahlers of Spencer, IA; Vicki (Don) Mastbergen of Sanborn, IA; Kim (fiancé, Bill Roscoe) of Altoona, IA; Bill (Teri) Lehner of Spirit Lake, IA; 21 grandchildren, Dawn (Troy) Seivert, Mike (Christie) Kamphoff, Dan (Cindra) Kamphoff, Kelly Cabanas, Ben Kamphoff, Amy (Andrew) Hagemann, Tami (Mark) Fisher, Lindsay (John) Mills, Charles Rosenboom, Jason (Kelly) Breuer, Chad Rosenboom, Jamin (Tracy) Breuer, Sharon (Adam) Smith, Bob Ahlers, Eric Mastbergen, Jennifer Moser, Craig Mastbergen, Becky (Robert) Collins, Pam (Mason) Welsh, Brittany Lehner and Emily Lehner; 43 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson, 5 brothers, Ron Kurth of Hartley, IA; Paul (Rosie) Kurth of LeMars, IA; Bob (Audrey) Kurth of LeMars, IA; Bud (Judy) Kurth of Estherville, IA; Joe (Joann) Kurth of Highland Park, Colorado and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents, a son, Daniel and a daughter, Theresa in infancy and a son, Cal at age 3; 3 siblings, Larry (Arnella) Kurth, Mary (Lyle) Rosburg, Gerald (Marlene) Kurth and a sister-in-law, Esther Kurth.

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