Vera Violet (Leemkuil) Hanrahan (1916-2007)

LEEMKUIL, STORM, HANRAHAN, NELSON

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 6/12/2021 at 21:05:24

Vera Violet Hanrahan, 92, of Hartley, Iowa died Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Hartley community Care Center in Hartley.

Born March 12, 1916, in Sanborn, Iowa she was the daughter of George and Ida Bertha Storm Leemkuil. On February 28, 1948, she married Edmund Paul Hanrahan in Rock Island, Illinois. He died October 20, 1977.

Her childhood years were spent in the Sanborn/Sheldon area where she received her education, graduating from high school. Following high school, she lived in the Quad Cities in Iowa where she worked at Rock island Arsenal in Davenport, Iowa for 20 years. After moving to West Burlington, she worked at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown for several years. Vera enjoyed dancing and traveling.

She was a member of SS. Mary and Patrick Catholic Church.

Survivors include cousins, Glenn and his wife Rita Storm of Spencer, Iowa and Dorothy Nelson of Bedford, Texas; and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.

Friends may call at Prugh’s Chapel in Burlington from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday.

The funeral for Mrs. Hanrahan will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at SS. Mary and Patrick Catholic Church in West Burlington with the Very Reverend David G. Steinle as celebrant. Music will be provided by the Des Moines County Resurrection Choir.

Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Burlington.

PRUGH FUNERAL SERVICE

Vera Hanrahan

The Mass of Christian Burial for Vera Violet Hanrahan, 92, formerly of West Burlington, who died Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the Hartley Community Care Center, Hartley, Iowa will be held in SS. Mary and Patrick Catholic Church, West Burlington Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. The Very Reverend David G. Steinle will officiate. Music will be provided by the Des Moines County Resurrection Choir. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may call at Prugh’s Chapel Tuesday from noon until 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. A memorial has been established for SS. Mary and Patrick Catholic Church.