Lonnie Kay JURGENS

JURGENS, MARKWARDT-BLAKEWELL, MARKWARDT, BLAKEWELL, ZAPATA, HUGO, WELSCOTT, ELBERT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/20/2010 at 10:53:23

ZION, Ill. - Lonnie Kay Jurgens, 43, of Zion, Ill., died Wednesday (Feb. 17, 2010) at Vista Memorial Hospital East in Waukegan, Ill.
A graveside service for Lonnie will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 18 West, Mason City, with Pastor Gerald Swanberg of the United Methodist Church in Forest City, officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.

Lonnie Kay Jurgens was born June 28, 1966, in Winnebago, Neb., the daughter of Lynn Jurgens and Karen Markwardt-Blakewell. Lonnie received her education in the Albuquerque, N.M., and Forest City school systems. After her schooling Lonnie joined Job Corps for a short time. Lonnie moved from Winnebago, Neb., to Zion, Ill., and had been a resident of Zion for 24 years. During her time in Zion, Lonnie took care of a close friend of hers (David). Lonnie enjoyed arts and crafts, loved to draw and was very artistic. Lonnie professed her faith at Paradise Hills United Methodist Church in Albuquerque, N.M.

Those left to cherish her memory are her father, Lynn (Becky) Jurgens, of Forest City; her mother, Karen Markwardt-Blakewell, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; her brothers, Randy (Anita) Jurgens of Indianapolis, Ind., and Tim (Lisa) Jurgens of Forest City; her sisters, Lori (Luis) Zapata of Chaparral, N.M., and Carol (Steve) Hugo of Woden; grandmothers, Iona Markwardt of Clear Lake and Frieda Jurgens of Belmond; a family friend, Ruth Welscott, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; special friends, David and Carmelita; and many other friends at Zion, Ill., as well as many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other extended family members and friends. Lonnie was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Lloyd Jurgens and Harold Markwardt; a brother and sister, Todd and Tammi Jurgens who died in infancy; and a nephew, Kodi Elbert. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
February 20, 2010