LaVonne Haburn

LaVonne N. Haburn, age 98, of Newell, Iowa died Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society in Newell, Iowa. Memorial Services will take place Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethel Baptist Church in Newell, Iowa. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements. LaVonne Norma (Lundberg) Haburn was born on December 30, 1923, in Buena Vista County, Iowa, near Marathon to parents, Elem and Gladyce (Grey) Lundberg. She attended schools at Albert City and Marathon, graduated in 1941 from Fairview Consolidated School in Alta. She was confirmed at the Evangelical Free Church in 1938 and was saved at the Elk Baptist Church in 1940. She was baptized later in 1946 at the Spencer First Baptist Church. She married Robert A. Haburn on October 4, 1942, at the Elk Baptist Church, and they moved to Lake Park, Iowa for 12 years where they farmed with his brother Arnold Haburn. To this union four children were born, Kathy, Paul, Ted, and Lori. They moved to Newell in 1955 after Bob was hurt in a farming accident. He worked for State Bond & Mortgage Company out of New Ulm, Minnesota. LaVonne was active in helping with Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Church, VBS, Sunday School, Choir, Women’s Missionary Fellowship and Bible Study Groups. She belonged to the Women’s Federated Club of Newell for 50 years. She worked at Newell Good Samaritan Center from 1963 to 1980 as a nurse’s aide. Then she was active in the Meals on Wheels Committee and other committees. She enjoyed the Southwest Neighborhood Birthday Club, The Ladies Golf Group and Senior Citizen’s Group after she had retired. Bob and LaVonne enjoyed many bus trips and trips sponsored by State Bond that Bob had won, and several trips to Hawaii. They went on annual fishing trips to Canada and Minnesota. LaVonne enjoyed reading, quilting, puzzle books, knitting and crocheting, especially her dishcloths and scrubbies that she gave to people. In 2005, they moved to Country Side Living in Albert City, where they still did volunteer work. In 2013, she moved to Wel-Life of Alta until 2020 when she lived with daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Dale Arends. In July 2021, she moved to Newell Good Samaritan Center in Newell where she still resided. She is survived by children, Kathryn (Paul) Miller of Wellington, Colorado; Paul (Mary Jane) Haburn of Weatherford, Texas; Ted (Van) Haburn of Port St. Lucie, Florida; and Lori (Dale) Arends of Newell; five grandchildren: Courtney (Patrick) Clayton, Kelly Miller, Matt (Colleen) Miller, Danielle (Jimmy) Metzger, Rob (Emly) Arends; 11 great-grandchildren: Jessica Mayberry, Carson, and Cashden Clayton, Ethan, Ryleigh, Gavin and Joshua Miller, Ryan, Abby and Rory Arends, and Lilly Metzger; brother-in-law and sister-in-law William and Esther Haburn and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elem and Gladyce Lundberg; brothers, Alvin (Irene) Lundberg, Dwayne Lundberg; daughter-in-law Teresa Haburn; parents-in-law Lloyd and Grace Haburn; husband Robert Haburn; five brothers-in-law and five sisters-in-law.

LaVonne Haburn

December 30, 1923 - January 4, 2022