Jurgensen, Leanna Norma 1929-2019

JURGENSEN, MESKE, KLEIHAUER

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/27/2019 at 13:58:12

Leanna Norma Jurgensen

February 11, 1929 - June 20, 2019

Leanna Jurgensen, 90 of Akron, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

Funeral Service will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 24, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation with the family present will begin at noon on Monday at the church. Arrangements are with Rexwinkel-Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron.

Leanna Norma Meske was born on February 11, 1929 to Alfred and Anna (Kleihauer) Meske in Portland Township, rural Plymouth County, Iowa. She graduated as valedictorian from Akron High School in 1947 and then attended State Teachers College in Madison, South Dakota. She taught 5th – 8th grade at Richland, South Dakota for one year before being married to Vernon Jurgensen at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron on May 30, 1948.

Leanna worked alongside Vernon on their family farm east of Akron; they had dairy cattle for many years. Leanna raised many chickens: selling eggs and chickens for butcher; and she also had a large vegetable garden. Leanna was a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron; she was very active in the women’s group and sang in the choir with Vernon for over 50 years. Leanna also enjoyed sewing and completing jigsaw puzzles. Leanna and Vernon moved to the Akron Care Center in August 2017. Vernon passed away in May 2018 after nearly 70 years of marriage.

Leanna is survived by her children: Cheryl (Larry) Plueger of Merrill, Bruce (Pam) Jurgensen of Alcester, South Dakota, Roxanne (Blake) Larson of Akron, and Philip (Kim) Jurgensen of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina; daughter in law, Vicky Jurgensen of Akron; grandchildren: Joshua (Rebecca) Plueger, Jamie (Amy Willms) Jurgensen, Joel (Sarah) Plueger, Janel (Carl) Miller, Devin (Chris) Royalty, Matthew (Julie) Jurgensen, John Plueger, Amanda (Charlie) Mohning, Michael Jurgensen, Luke Jurgensen, Lerin Jurgensen, Andrew (Deb) Jurgensen, David Larson, and Jordan (Kayla) Jurgensen; many great grandchildren, step great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; sister, Berniece Jurgensen of Akron; nieces and nephews: Arlen Nannen, Marlys Johnson, Kenneth Frerichs, Rodney Jurgensen, and Valerie Appley; and other extended relatives.

Leanna is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon (May 2018); son, Larry (April 2018); brother, Marvin Meske; and siblings in law: Elmer Jurgensen, Ella (Harry) Nannen, and Arlene (Elmer) Frerichs.

Rexwinkle Funeral Home
Akron, Iowa