Obituaries : Valetta Mae Lenaburg

Valetta Mae Lenaburg, age 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2020 at her home in Atkins.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th Street) in Vinton. Private family interment will be held at Rock Island National Cemetery, in Rock Island, IL. Friends may call from 5:00 until 7:30 PM on Tuesday, also at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established

Valetta was born on February 10, 1937 in Ft. Des Moines, the daughter of Dale and Clara (Bradshaw) Van DeVenter and graduated from Rochester High School in Rochester, MN. On July 9, 1961, she was united in marriage to Dale E. Lenaburg in Waterloo. Dale preceded Valetta in death in 2014. Valetta operated Valetta's Beauty Salon in Atkins for many years.

Valetta and Dale had been members of Edgewood Family Fellowship in Cedar Rapids, and enjoyed attending Iowa Hawkeye Women's basketball games, camping, doing crafts, and spending time with their grandchildren. She was a member of the Atkins American Legion Auxiliary.

She is survived by her children, Julene (James) Udell of Atkins, and Lonnie (Brenda) Lenaburg of Mooresville, NC; 3 granddaughters, Darci, Sarah, and Kaitlin; 2 great-grandchildren, Avery Mae, and Dallon Dale; her step grandchildren; and step great-grandchildren; and her brother Larry (Eva) Van DeVenter.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Dale.

Online condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com