OBITUARY: Bernice Lenore (Luckason) Lucken, 1908-2004, Worth Co., Iowa

[Adapted from Northwood Anchor online, posted March 10, 2004]



                        Bernice Lenore Lucken
                       
Bernice Lenore Lucken, 95, of Kensett, Iowa, died March 6, 2004 at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa. Funeral service was Monday
at Bethany Lutheran Church, Kensett, with Rev. Clarence Baalson
officiating. Interment followed at Kensett Cemetery.

Bernice was born June 13, 1908 in rural Kensett, a daughter of Arne
and Caroline (Severson) Luckason. Her paternal grandparents, Andrew
and Margit Luckason and her maternal grandparents, Erich and Hanna
Severson, all emigrated from Norway in 1867 to become some of the
first settlers of Kensett Township. After graduating from Northwood
High School, Bernice taught in a rural Worth County school until her
marriage to Palmer Lucken on Nov. 27, 1926. They engaged in farming
east of Kensett for many years.

Bernice has been a resident of the Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood for the past three years. She was a life-long member of
Bethany Lutheran Church, a former member of the Bethany Ladies Aid
and of the Martha Mission Circle, and a member of the Kensett
Centennial planning committee.  She was an accomplished seamstress,
quilter and artist.

Bernice is survived by two daughters and their spouses, Jeannine and
George Wendel of Mason City, Iowa, and Carolyn and Gerard Rushton
of Iowa City, a daughter-in-law, Marian Lucken of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
seven grandchildren, Tanya Wendel of Omaha, Nebraska, Kim Wendel of
Clear Lake, Iowa, Valerie Wendel-Filkins of Omaha, Nebraska, Lonn
Lucken and Lamarr Lucken, both of Cedar Rapids, Edward Rushton and
his wife, Kristi, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and John Rushton of
Iowa City, and one-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son,
Donn Lucken, one brother, Lester Luckason, two sisters, Alice Dahl
and Hazel Luckason and two infant grandchildren.


  Copyright 2004, K.L. Kittleson