Lorene Havner's Obituary
Lorene Allen Havner, daughter of Alpha Ray Allen and Golda Bell Russell, was born on a farm north of Sewal, Iowa on September 19, 1918 and passed away at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center, Iowa on November 20, 2020. Her mother (Golda Bell Russell) died when she was six weeks old. She grew up with her father, her grandmother (Delilah Allen), and her step-mother (Mary Allen). Lorene attended and graduated from Sewal High School in May of 1936. After her high school graduation, she babysat for a family in Des Moines, Iowa. While staying in Des Moines, she would take the train home on the weekends. Lorene eventually lived with the Steiner family in Corydon doing housework in the mornings and working in the Steiner Variety Store in the afternoon. On April 16, 1938, Lorene married Burris Annis Havner. The couple was married at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They became parents of three daughters; Barbara Karen, Sharon Ann, and Joyce Lynn. On September 19, 2018, Lorene celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Spurgeon Manor. Lorene loved her flowers in her yard and garden, especially her roses. She had a green thumb when it came to growing Jet Star tomatoes, mums of many colors, and all her flowers in her yard and garden. She loved to read books from the local library and to donate books in memory of others. The front porch of the family home was a favorite place she liked to take a few minutes to rest, waving at those who passed by. She also enjoyed playing cards and dancing. Along with her husband, she would often go dancing at the Nine Mile Corner. Many in the community will remember her coming into their home as their babysitter for their young children. Events that her three daughters participated in at the local school in Corydon, was another favorite pastime of hers. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, her mother, her father, her step-mother, her husband, both her brothers and sister (Charles Allen, Rex Allen, and Reva Trembly), sister-in-law (Doris Allen), brother-in-law (Walter Trembly), and two sons-in-law (David Milner and Gary Hanson). She leaves behind her daughters; Karen Hanson of Clive, Sharon Dyer (friend, Mike Thomas) of Dallas Center, and Joyce Milner of Urbandale, five grandchildren; Michael Scott Dyer, Dee Anna Dyer (husband, Rex Phillips), Derek Jay Milner (wife, Betsy), Gregory James Hanson, and Megan Ann Weaver (husband, Cale); four great-grandchildren; Anna D. McCleskey (husband, Mark), Avery Jean Hanson, Jake James Hanson, Caroline Grace Weaver, and one great-great-grandchild to be born in December. Also surviving are sister-in-law, Roberta Allen, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home in Corydon. Funeral will be livestreamed at facebook.com/thomasfuneralhome. Interment will follow the service at the Corydon Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, November 27, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (family will not be present) at Thomas Funeral Home in Corydon. Visitation will also take place on Saturday, November 28, 2020 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. with family present at Thomas Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to LeCompte Memorial Library and Wayne Theatre. Condolences may be shared at www.thomasfh.com and at facebook.com/thomasfuneralhome. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Lorene Havner please visit our Sympathy Store. Cemetery Details Corydon Cemetery S. West St. & Co Park Road
Corydon, IA 50060 Visitation (family not present) NOV 27. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CST) Thomas Funeral Home-Corydon 303 E Jefferson StCorydon, IA 50060 Visitation with family present NOV 28. 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CST) Thomas Funeral Home-Corydon 303 E Jefferson StCorydon, IA 50060 Funeral Service NOV 28. 2:00 PM (CST) Thomas Funeral Home-Corydon 303 E Jefferson StCorydon, IA 50060
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