Anola E. (Helland) LUNNING

LUNNING, HELLAND, THOMPSON, ROGERS, LOGE, NYHUS, CLAY, CAROLUS, COROLUS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/1/2012 at 12:38:12

December 30, 1918 --- July 9, 2012

MASON CITY - Anola E. Lunning, 93, of Mason City, died Monday July 9, 2012, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 11, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue and continue at the church one hour before services. Memorials may be given to the Anola Lunning Memorial Fund.

Anola was born Dec. 30, 1918, in Radcliffe, the daughter of Arthur and Emma (Thompson) Helland. She attended schools in Forest City. Anola married Virgil L. Lunning Aug. 20, 1937, in Clarion. They lived in Ardel, Iowa, and Glenville, Minn., before moving to Mason City in 1986. Anola was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. A few of her interests included yardwork, flowers, sewing, baking, and her cat. Anola always enjoyed the time spent with family. Anola is survived by her children, Verdell Lunning of Forest City, Jerry (Mona Rae) Lunning of Forest City, Darrell (Wanda) Lunning of Austin, Minn., Roger Lunning of Forest City, Denise (Doug) Rogers of Forest City, and Debra (Scott) Loge of Forest City; daughter-in-law, Connie Lunning of Mason City; 21 grandchildren; 37 great- grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Arlin (Norma) Helland of Mason City; sisters, Lila Nyhus of Mason City, and Beverly Clay of Mason City; sisters-in-law, Martha Helland of Mason City, and Mary Helen Helland of New Orleans, Louisiana. Anola was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Lynn; brothers, Donald, Arthur Jr., Owen Dale, Robert, and Jerry; sisters, Barbara Ann Corolus, Dorothy Helland, and Lucille Michalek; great grandson, Justin; two daughters-in-law, Leola and Linda Lunning. Arrangements: Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, Mason City.

Mason City Globe Gazette -- Iowa
July 11, 2012