Lynn LUNNING

LUNNING, HELLAND, CLEMENTS, WRIGHT, LOGE, ROGERS, MORRIS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/29/2008 at 20:19:12

MASON CITY - Lynn Lunning, 66, of Mason City, died Sunday (Dec. 21, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Chaplain Ed Bard, of Hospice of North Iowa, officiating. Memorials may be directed to the Lynn Lunning Memorial Fund.

Lynn was born on Oct. 1, 1942, in Darlington, Wis., the son of Virgil and Anola (Helland) Lunning. He attended school in Belmond, Crystal Lake and Hansell. Lynn lettered in both track and basketball. He was married to Connie Clements on Nov. 25, 1961, at the Grace Evangelical Free Church in Mason City. He worked for Vi-Cor for 30 years before retiring in 2005. He was a past member of the Moose Lodge and the Eagles Lodge. He enjoyed golfing with his children, teasing and playing with his grandchildren, playing in the pool league at the Sidewinder, and playing with his dogs. He also enjoyed bowling, hunting, fishing, camping, watching sports, coaching baseball, and telling jokes to his many friends.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Connie Lunning; his children, Marc Lunning and wife Jennifer, of Mason City, Michael Lunning and wife Hillary, of Mason City; Danny Lunning and wife Connie, of Mount Pleasant; and Tammy Wright of Mason City; his mother, Anola Lunning, of Mason City; his grandchildren: Nicholas Wright and special friend Erica, Jennifer Wright and special friend Brent, Andrea, Lauren, Thea, Emily, and Sophie Lunning; four brothers: Verdell Lunning, Jerry Lunning and wife Mona, Roger Lunning and wife Linda, all of Forest City, and Darrell Lunning and wife Wanda of Austin, Minn.; two sisters: Debbie Loge and husband, Scott, and Denise Rogers and husband Doug, both of Forest City; his mother and father-in-law: Earl and Phyllis Morris of Mason City. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Virgil; aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Iowa
12/24/2008