Lucille Halverson
Lucille E. Halverson, 95, of Waukon died Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, June 25 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Samantha Houser officiating. Burial was at Lansing Ridge Cemetery, rural Lansing. Memorials may be made to Zion United Church of Christ, Good Samaritan Society and American Legion Auxiliary, all in Waukon.
Lucille Elizabeth Halverson was born October 7, 1922 in rural Lansing, the daughter of Herman Henry and Clara Elizabeth (Marti) Kerndt. She was baptized and confirmed at the Congregational Church in Churchtown. She was affectionately called “Sis,” a name family and friends still use today.
Lucille attended Lycurgus Country School in rural Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1940. She then moved to Minneapolis, MN, where she lived briefly before moving back to Waukon. After moving back to Waukon, she worked for Interstate Power Company for five years. February 26, 1949, Lucille married Robert John “Jack” Halverson at parsonage of the Congregational Church in Decorah.
When her children were younger, she stayed at home to raise them. Once her children entered school, Lucille started working at the City Clerk’s office in Waukon, an endeavor she greatly enjoyed for 25 years before retiring.
She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, where she was active in ladies circles, and was a member of American Legion Auxiliary. Lucille enjoyed sewing, playing cards and having coffee with her high school classmates and friends. She loved spending time with her immediate and extended family, being especially fond of family gatherings.
Her devotion to family led to a special interest in and inquiries into her extended families genealogy. She enjoyed traveling to visit her wanderlust family who lived in various locations across the U.S. While all travel was enjoyable, she was particularly fond of sharing the experience in New Orleans where a stray bullet landed at her feet during a New Year’s celebration.
Survivors include her children: Katherine (Stephen) Halverson-Carpenter of Golden, CO, Thomas (Judith) Halverson of New Orleans, LA, Larry (Gwyn Beattie) Halverson of Ames and their children, Hans and Karin, and Lisa Halverson of Evanston, IL; four sisters-in-law: Patsy Kerndt of Lansing, Louisette Stromsodt of La Quinta, CA, Rosemary Kerndt of Omaha, NE and Lou Kerndt of Minneapolis, MN; and a brother-in-law, Les Wiemerslage of Decorah. Many nieces and nephews whom she was very fond of also survive Lucille.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert “Jack,” who died in 1994; a sister, Dorothy Wiemerslage; three brothers: Warren, Harold and Donald Kerndt; a sister-in-law, Sharon Kerndt; and a brother-in-law, Lyle Stromsodt.
Casketbearers were John, Bill, Dick, Brad and Clark Kerndt, and Bob and Ben Wiemerslage. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
