Iverson, LeRoy Carol 1929 - 2018

IVERSON, SKORGEN, LOVDOKKEN, ANDERSON, FRANKLIN, BERG

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:44

LeRoy C. Iverson, age 88, of Decorah, IA, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.

Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Sorenson and Pastor Brenda Crossfield officiating. Private Burial will be in Newburg United Methodist Cemetery in Newburg Township, rural Mabel, MN.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, one hour before the service, at Decorah Lutheran Church.

LeRoy Carol Iverson was born on August 2, 1929 in Spring Grove, MN to Arlo Roy Iverson and Clara Olina (Skorgen) Iverson, and grew up on the family farm north of Newburg in Newburg Township. LeRoy attended the Newburg school, and graduated from Mabel High School in 1947. He attended Business College in Winona, MN, was in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1954, and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1958 with a BS degree in Dairy Science.

LeRoy began his career as a resident grader for the USDA dairy division, working in Clarkfield MN and Elroy WI. He married Jean Lenore Lovdokken February 24, 1962, at Shepherd of the Hills, Edina MN. A promotion moved the family from Elroy to Syracuse NY in 1963, and in 1989 to Glen Ellyn, IL, where he was National Field Director for Dairy Inspection and Grading. He retired in 1994 to Decorah, IA.

LeRoy was an active participant in church and family life. Music was an integral part of his life from early days in Newburg through a lifetime of church choirs. He sang in the Decorah Lutheran church choir and was a life member of the Luren Singers. He volunteered at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and was a life member of Sons of Norway. He enjoyed woodworking, and sold Norwegian heart baskets, barn birdhouses, and other creations at nearby gift stores and church auctions. He was a gardener, cross country skier, expert fish cleaner and steak griller, and enjoyed exploring the local country roads.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Clara Iverson; two sisters, Edna Anderson and Gladys Franklin; and one brother Wallace Iverson.

LeRoy is survived by his wife Jean; sons Eric (Eagan, MN), Paul (London, England) and David (East Burke, VT); sisters-in-law Mary Lovdokken (Springfield, OR), Hazel Berg (Walnut Creek, CA) and Audrey Iverson (Mabel, MN); and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be given to Decorah Lutheran Church, Newburg Methodist Cemetery, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, or a charity of your choice.

Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database

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