Lindon, Dorothy Marie (Kruse) Schnack (1941 – 2024)

LINDON, KRUSE, SCHNACK, LINDON-BURGETT, COFFIN, DEJONG, HAGEDORN, SEVCIK, JOHNSON, WEIDEMAN, HAVICK, HEMMINGSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/22/2024 at 16:46:03

Name of deceased: Dorothy Marie (“Marie”) Schnack Lindon (nee Kruse)

Aged: 83 yrs, 17 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: March 19, 1941; Sioux City, Woodbury and Plymouth Counties, IA

Died: April 5, 2024; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: No services per Marie’s request; burial of cremains to take place later in Hallett, OK, next to Dale Lindon

Survived by: Children, Jeff Schnack, and Dana (spouse, Mike) Lindon-Burgett, both of Oklahoma, and Jean (spouse, Scott) Coffin of Searsboro, IA; grandchildren, Daniel, Jeremy, and Nicole Schnack, all living in Oklahoma, and Kelly (spouse, Chris) DeJong, Kristy (spouse, Josh) Hagedorn, and Katy Sevcik, all living in Iowa; sister, Cookie Johnson of Council Bluffs, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Dorothy (nee Weideman) and Clarence Kruse; husband, Dale Lindon; significant other, Allan Havick; brothers, Jim and Bud Kruse; sister, Sue Hemmingson

Education: no information provided

Religious affiliation: Lifelong member of the Lutheran church; she enjoyed singing in the choir and teaching Sunday School

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Vernon D. Schnack; date and location not provided; they later divorced (2) Dale L. Lindon; July 20, 1973; Oklahoma (3) Significant other, Allen Havick; they never married but were together until Allen passed in May 2023

Employment: no information provided

Hobbies/Interests: Loved playing board games, cards, dominos, and putting together puzzles; enjoyed college sports, especially OU & U of I football; liked to entertain everyone with lots of funny songs and limericks; also enjoyed teaching all the kids how to use swear words in their humor; mostly she loved time spent with her children and grandchildren

Sources: heartlandfunerals.com