LaVonne Lamphier

     LaVonne C. Lamphier, 77, of Fayette, IA, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, August 13, 2015, at her home in Fayette. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 20th, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Rev. Lynn Groe officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

     LaVonne Clara Lamphier was born April 19, 1938, in Sumner, IA, the daughter of Lester Fred and Clara (Wenthe) Pollow. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sumner, graduated from Sumner High School in 1955 where she was a baton majorette, and attended flight attendant school in Kansas City, MO. On November 27, 1959, she married Harry Del Lamphier at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sumner. LaVonne worked at the Sumner Newspaper for several years. She and Harry moved to Dorchester, and then to Waukon, where she worked as a news reporter for the Waukon Standard Newspaper in Waukon. They moved to Fayette in the late 2000's. LaVonne and Harry wintered in Apache Junction, AZ.

     She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, working word games, playing solitaire on her iPad, and spending time in her flower gardens. LaVonne loved following her grandsons’ activities, which she was very proud of.

     Survivors include her children: Michelle Lamphier of Fayette, IA, Jennifer (Dennis) Bockhaus of Nora Springs, IA, and Michael Lamphier of Cedar Rapids, IA; three grandsons: Tony Bockhaus of Cedar Falls, IA, Ben Kwapnioski of Omaha, NE, and AOAN (AW) Mike Kwapnioski of San Diego, CA; three brothers: Charles (Carol) Pollow of Morris, IL, Verly (Marilynn) Pollow of Waterloo, and Gene (Marijune) Pollow of Souix City, IA. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Harry who died in 2013; and a brother Marvin Pollow.

     Honorary casketbearers are her brothers. Casketbearers are Tony Bockhaus, Ben Kwanpnioski, AOAN (AW) Mike Kwapnioski, Dennis Mahr, Alan Musser, and Dan Vogeler.

     Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.