Judean (Jay) C. Brekken (1919-2010)

BREKKEN, CHRISTINE, MONAHAN, MASTERSON, MORTON, KINSETH, HUSMOE

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 1/8/2010 at 19:21:05

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

Jay C. Brekken, 90, of Story City, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Bethany Manor in Story City. Funeral services are pending with Soderstrum Funeral Home.

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

Judean (Jay) C. Brekken, 90, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Bethany Manor in Story City. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Elim Lutheran Church in Randall. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Randall.

Visitation of family and friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at Soderstrum Funeral Home in Story City.

Jay Brekken was born June 28, 1919, in Clear Lake, S.D., to John and Selma (Christine) Brekken. He was a graduate of Randall High School, St. Olaf College, and the University of Iowa Law School. He was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II and was stationed in England.

Jay married Leone Monahan Aug. 26, 1950. He practiced law in the Randall/Story area for 50 years. He was a member of the Iowa Bar Association, served as mayor of Randall, president of Elim Lutheran Church council, was a board member of Waldorf College and Bethany Manor, and a member of Kiwanis and Sons of Norway. In his free time, Jay enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, golfing, fishing and hunting.

Jay is survived by his daughter, Beth (Dr. Tom) Masterson, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; his son, Todd (Donna) Brekken, of Omaha, Neb.; grandchildren, John Masterson, of Orlando, Fla., Lisa Masterson, of Sioux Falls, Sara Brekken, of Omaha, and Troy Brekken, of Omaha; great-granddaughter, Jerica Morton, of Omaha; his sister, Thora Kinseth, of Story City; two brothers, Burdell (June) Brekken, of Fountain Hills, Ariz., and Burdette (Barbara) Brekken, of Pasadena, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jay was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Leone; two infant daughters, Jean and Joan; his sister, Ethel Husmoe; and his granddaughter, Lindsey Ann Masterson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to Elim Lutheran Church, Bethany Manor, or Riverside Bible Camp.

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