Allan Lefkow Died 2011

LEFKOW

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 6/24/2011 at 14:01:13

Sioux City Journal
23 April 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Allan Lefkow of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, April 22, 2011, in Phoenix.

Services will be Sunday in Phoenix. Arrangements are under the direction of Sinai Mortuary of Arizona in Phoenix.

He was born in Mitchell, S.D., the son of Irving and Bessie Lefkow. When he was 5 years old his family moved to Sioux City. There his family owned and operated Lefkow Supply Co. Al graduated Sioux City Central High School in 1957. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in chemical engineering he returned to Sioux City and joined his father in the family business. In 1969 he and Cari moved to Des Moines with their children and opened Builders Kitchen and Supply Co. Al and Cari lived in Des Moines until moving to Scottsdale, Ariz., 16 years ago.

He will be remembered as the most courageous and gentle man by his loving family and many friends. He spent the last two-and-a-half years of his life valiantly fighting cancer. Until the very end he was to be found spending his every waking hour enjoying his loving family, his many friends, joy of golf, poker and bridge.

Left to remember him are his beloved wife of 50 years, Cari Stern Lefkow; his daughter, Debbie (Jon) Rosenberg of Scottsdale; his two sons, Bruce (Liz) Lefkow of Des Moines and Ed (Stephanie) Lefkow of Minneapolis; nine grandchildren, Katie, Laura, Lindsey and Alex, Aaron, Shoshana and Ella Lefkow, Danielle and Jessica Rosenberg; three sisters, Janet McCabe of Boulder, Colo., Betty Lou (Norm) Engman of Scottsdale and Jeanne Swenson of Union Gap, Wash.; and many cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Irving and Bess Lefkow; and a sister, Joan Marer.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name may be sent to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014.