Leona F. Lindlief 1917-2012

LINDLIEF VONDRAK KOVARNA

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/23/2012 at 12:46:11

Sioux City Journal
August 05, 2012

Leona F. Lindlief, 95, of Sioux City passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 at Touchstone Living Center.

Visitation with the family present will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, concluding with a prayer service at 7 p.m., officiated by the Rev. Kolleen Queener, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Leona was born on April 9, 1917 in Sioux City, to Adolph and Frances Anna (Vondrak) Kovarna. She graduated from Central High School in 1935.

She was married to Clifford Lindlief on Sept. 3, 1940 in Sioux City. They moved around to various Air Force bases, making homes in Oklahoma, Colorado and Montana. They then settled down in Cherokee, where Clifford founded and directed the Lindlief Flying Service from 1946 to 1953. Together they enjoyed traveling to Mexico, Canada, England, Scotland, and various parts of the country including New York, Alaska, Florida and Texas. He preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1999 in Sioux City. She was a homemaker and artist.

Leona was an avid reader and lifelong learner. She studied art, collected antiques and researched and recorded genealogy for her family books. She was accomplished with many talents and interests which included flower gardening, sewing, beaded flowers, baking, refurnishing furniture, flower arranging, interior decorating, painting and sculpturing. Leona’s artwork was formally recognized in October of 2010, when the Sioux City Art Center hosted an art show for her paintings and sculptures.

She was also involved in many organizations, was a Plymouth County 4-H Leader for 14 years, volunteered at the Goodwill Industries, was a member of Kiwanis, the American Auxiliary and the Hinton United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her sister, Helen Marie Kovarna Hathaway of Sioux City; two daughters, Lana Jean (David) Pavlik of Ames, Iowa, and Mary Frances Ward (Dennis) Eichinger of Princeton, Minn.; four grandchildren, Eric Alan (Kelly Killorn) Pavlik of Bloomington, Minn., Amy Lee Pavlik of New York City, N.Y., Anja Frances Eichinger of Minneapolis, Minn., and Karl Lindlief Eichinger of St. Cloud, Minn; and two great-grandchildren, Brennan Kathleen Killorn and Hillel Vincent Killorn of Bloomington, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Memorials may be directed to the Sioux City Art Center or Hinton Elementary Library.