Luverna F. Bastman

Luverna Florence Bastman was born February 25, 1922 in Round Lake Township, Jackson County, Minnesota, the daughter of Hans and Bertha (Steinhagen) Bunning. She was raised and educated in Round Lake Township.

Luverna was united in marriage to Dale Bastman on December 18, 1941 at Jackson, Minnesota. The couple made their home in Sioux Valley Township, Jackson County, Minnesota, where they farmed. Upon retirement on March 1, 1975, the couple moved to Lake Park.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Lake Park, where she was active in the Presbyterian Afternoon Circle. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, baking, crochet, and counted-cross stitch.

Luverna passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake at eighty-two years of age.

She is survived by her husband, Dale Bastman of Lake Park, sons, Stanley Bastman (Marilyn) of Spencer, Donald Bastman (Trudy) of Gilbert, Arizona, and Leslie Bastman (Mary) of Mesa, Arizona; sister, Viola May Siebke of Spirit Lake, six grandchildren, Wade, Joshua, Ryan, Amy, Cole and Lacey Bastman; three great grandchildren, Daylain, Jayde and William Bastman; other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Otto Karl, Leroy Leonard and Charles. Sisters Elvera Luella Riemers, Leona Bertha Stofferahn.

IN LOVING MEMORY
LUVERNA F. BASTMAN
February 25, 1922 ~ May 4, 2004

SERVICES
First Presbyterian Church
Lake Park, Iowa
Saturday, May 8, 2004 10:30 AM

OFFICIANT
Rev. Donna Gray

MUSIC
Marian Tuinstra, Organist
Kenneth Byers, Soloist
Amazing Grace
Congregational Hymns
Just As I Am In The Garden

PALLBEARERS
Wade Bastman
Ryan Bastman
Cole Bastman
Merel Clark
Lacey Bastman
Lyle Heuer
Joshua Bastman ~ US Army Deployed to Iraq
Amy Bastman ~ Graduating from University of Utah

INTERMENT
Silver Lake Cemetery
Lake Park, Iowa