Obituaries : Lurline Gardemann

ATKINS:

Lurline Gardemann, 78, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at Rock Ridge Residential Care in Shellsburg following an extended illness.

Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 18, 2016 at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Monday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday at the church in Newhall.

A memorial fund has been established.

Lurline was born September 11, 1937 at Blue Grass, IA to Stanley and Goldie (Ahrens) Braksiek and graduated from high school in Vinton.

On September 13, 1959 she was united in marriage to Douglas Gardemann at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids.

Lurline was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall.

Her memory will be cherished by her children, Michael (Angie) Gardemann of Newhall and Kim (David) Stevenson of Kansas City , KS; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her sister, Maxine (Melvin) Happel.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Douglas who died in 2009.

Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements and condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com