Andrea Andi Halverson

Andrea ?Andi? D. Halverson, 54, of 6 Field Road, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 - 4th St. SE with Pastor Paul C. Nelson and Pastor Tom Healey officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue and continue at the church on Saturday one hour before the service. Memorials may be given to the Andrea Halverson memorial fund where the family will designate the memorial gifts to St. James Lutheran Church, Hospice of North Iowa and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Andi was born April 27, 1953 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin the daughter of Donald and Dolores (Wilson) Sabbann. She spent her early childhood years on the family farm in Monona, Iowa. Andi attended grade school in Monona and when her family relocated to the North Iowa area she attended middle school at Mason City with the majority of her high school years at Nora Springs. She graduated from Newton High School, Newton, Iowa in 1971. She also attended North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City. Andi married Richard Arden Halverson June 23, 1973 at St. James Lutheran Church in Mason City. To this union, two children were born. Andi spent the last 31 years and majority of her career working in community banking with Corwith State Bank and Farmers State Bank. She served as Operations Officer, Cashier and board Secretary of Corwith State Bank as well as Vice President and Director of Farmers State Bank. Andi was a member of the North Central Land and Auction Company serving as an auction clerk at auctions throughout North Iowa. Andi served on the Corwith-Wesley-LuVerne school board, served as treasurer at St. James Lutheran Church and was involved in many other community and youth activities. Most recently, she was involved with volunteer work for the American Cancer Society and several programs supporting breast cancer research. A special volunteer experience of Andi?s was walking 60 miles with daughter Kelli in November of 2006 at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day in Phoenix, Arizona, which benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure to fund breast cancer research. Andi enjoyed spending time with family and friends and especially enjoyed being a Grandma. Some of her hobbies and interests included being outdoors enjoying her lawn and garden, caring for her animals and pets, especially her cat, Princess, being an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and spending the past 4 years wintering in Arizona. Andi is survived by her husband, Rich Halverson of Mason City; daughter, Kelli Halverson and fiancé Brad Anderson of Phoenix, Arizona; son, Nate Halverson and wife Amy of Mason City; grandchildren, Taylor and Lauryn Halverson; parents, Donald and Dolores Sabbann of Mason City; brother, Brad Sabbann and wife Julie of Manly; sisters-in-law, Joann Deardeuff and husband Les of Rockwell, Dixie Shanks of Portland, Oregon and Linda Jolas and husband Tom of Mason City; many special aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and cousins; her cat, Princess and her banking family at Farmers State Bank and North Central Agency. Andi is preceded in death by her grandparents and mother and father in-law.

Visitation:
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on June 22, 2007 (map/driving directions) 2:00 PM to 2:00 PM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on June 21, 2007 (map/driving directions)

Service:
10:30 AM at on June 23, 2007 (map/driving directions)