Loren Pevestorf (1926-2009)
PEVESTORF, UMBAUGH, KNIGHT, RAMIREZ, JANSON, HOBART, SPRINGER
Posted By: Nevada Journal
Date: 5/21/2009 at 19:45:12
THE NEVADA JOURNAL, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, May 21, 2009.
NEVADA - Loren Pevestorf, 82, died May 13, 2009, at Story County Long Term Care in Nevada, Iowa.
Services were held Monday, May 18th at First United Methodist Church in Nevada.Loren was born July 5, 1926 at a farmstead near Bagley, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Grace (Umbaugh) Pevestorf. He graduated from Scranton High School in 1942, and farmed with his parents near Scranton until 1950. He served in the US Army Infantry Division during the Korean Conflict. He was united in marriage to Mary Knight on May 29, 1952 at Pleasant Ridge Friends Church in Coon Rapids, Iowa and came to Nevada in 1953 to begin farming. Loren was a farmer, seed dealer, and US Rural Mail Carrier for 33 years. He was a deacon at the Nevada 1st Christian Church for many years before joining Nevada 1st United Methodist Church. He participated in many corn and soybean Yield Contests. He was always ahead in new farm ideas and not afraid to try new techniques. He enjoyed many trips to Minnesota where he loved to fish. Loren suffered from Parkinson's disease for 35 years.
Loren is survived by his wife, Mary of Nevada; two sons: Ronal Pevestorf of Norwalk, Iowa; Roger Pevestorf of Nevada, Iowa; two daughters: Laura Lee (Ben) Ramirez of Des Moines, Iowa; Brenda (Dave) Janson of Colo, Iowa; thirteen grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one brother: Darwin (Phyllis) Pevestorf of Boone, Iowa; and two sisters: Charlotte Hobart and Ruby Springer of Jefferson, Iowa.
Preceding him in death were his parents and one son, Russell.
Memorials may be given to Story County Long Term
Care and Senior Citizens Community Building Fund in Nevada.Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory was in charge of arrangements.
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