Eagen, Lana Jane (Larson) (1942 - 2021)

EAGEN, LARSON, ROSSOW, MALLOY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/19/2021 at 01:36:19

Name of deceased: Lana Jean Eagen (nee Larson)

Aged: 79 yrs, 3 mo, 21 days

Residence: Mason City, IA (formerly of Harlan, IA)

Born: June 14, 1942; Ft. Dodge, Webster County, IA

Died: Oct. 4, 2021; Good Shepherd Health Center; Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021; Mason City First United Methodist Church; burial was in the Glenwood Cemetery, Goldfield, IA

Survived by: Sons, Todd Eagen of Cedar Falls, IA and Kyle Eagen (spouse, Beth) of Westminster, CO; daughter, Lisa Eagen (spouse, Amy) of Marietta, GA; grandchildren, Allison, Caroline, Miles and Norah; brother, Lance Larson (spouse, Linda) of Elkhorn, NE; sister, Lynne Malloy (spouse, Robert) of West Des Moines, IA; sister-in-law, Deb Larson of Lehigh, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Harlan and Doris (nee Rossow) Larson; husband, Terry Eagen; infant son, Michael Lewis Eagen; brother, Larry Larson; sister-in-law, Mary Eagen

Education: Graduated with honors from Goldfield (IA) High School in 1960; she played basketball while in school and in 1959 earned the Look Magazine Commendation Award. This award honored outstanding achievement in Iowa Girls’ Basketball; in addition, she was named one of Iowa’s top players by sports writers of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. Following high school, she attended Drake University, Des Moines, IA, to pursue a degree in Elementary Education. Lana was active in her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, in addition to spending numerous volunteer hours to campus organizations that promoted professional educational growth, especially focused on women. She graduated with a B.A. in Elementary Education in 1964.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Terry Eagen; Dec. 21, 1963; location not provided

Employment: Lana began her career in 1964 in Ellsworth, IA, teaching 3rd grade. She continued to teach as she and Terry moved to Ames and Harlan, IA. In 1967 she put her career on hold to start a family. Lana resumed her teaching career in 1986. She had a passion for education, always encouraging and going the extra mile for her students.

Hobbies/Interests: Maintained a busy volunteer schedule in all the communities she lived in, especially Marshalltown with her primary volunteer focus being to empower women and children through involvement with the YMCA Board of Directors, AAUW (President), and P.E.O., among others. Proud of her Norwegian and German heritage, she would often travel to Norway for family reunions; enjoyed birdwatching trips with friends from Marshalltown, IA; loved to garden; enjoyed playing solitaire or doing sudoku puzzles; enjoyed artwork by P. Buckley Moss and sculptures by Isabel Bloom; especially loved travel adventures with family and friends that took her across the country and overseas.

Sources: harlanonline.com; majorericksonfuneralhome.com