OBITUARY: Alyce E. Holmquist Bakkum, Mitchell, Iowa


[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Apr. 3, 2002]


                           Alyce E. Bakkum
                       
A memorial service was held on Thursday, March 28, 2002 at the United
Methodist Church, Riceville, for Alyce E. Bakkum, age 87, of Riceville,
formerly of Osage. Rev. Mike Carey officiated and inurnment followed in
the Osage Cemetery. Alyce died Monday, March 25, 2002 at the Riceville
Community Rest Home.

Alyce was born May 20, 1914 in Valva, North Dakota the daughter of August
and Hannah (Weckwerth) Holmquist. She was baptized in the Parkview United
Methodist Church, Milbank, SD where she grew up. She later moved to Iowa
and married John L. Bakkum on Jan. 3, 1933. They spent most of their
married life in Mitchell and Howard County areas until they moved to Cedar
Rapids in 1977. They moved back to Riceville in 1989 to be closer to their
children.

John L. Bakkum died Dec. 23, 1989. Alyce worked as an egg candler at Cedar
Valley Produce Co. and the Farmers Produce Co. in Osage and for the
Salvation Army in Cedar Rapids until she retired.

She enjoyed crocheting, tatting, reading, flowers, TV, spending time with
her children, grandchildren and in her younger days, fishing, playing cards
and cribbage. Her dog Snoopy was her constant companion.

Preceding her in death were her parents,  her husband, John L. Bakkum in
1989; one son, John A. in 1997; one granddaughter, Laurene Wilcox in 1976;
one grandson, Dennis Lack in 1976; and five brothers and three sisters.

Those left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Loma Roske and
husband, Floyd of Riceville, Jacqueline Lack and husband, Robert M. of
Osage, Sandra Schultz and husband, Leland of Panama City, Florida; 17
grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren,
and six step-grandchildren.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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