Beverly Lunsman

MASON CITY: Beverly A. Lunsman, 65, of Mason City, passed away unexpectedly of heart failure on Saturday, March 29 at North Iowa Mercy Hospital in Mason City. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 1st, 2015, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home in Mason City. The family will greet friends 5:00 – 7:00 P.M Tuesday. There will be a lunch following the service at Praise Community Church in Mason City. Burial will take place at the North Lawn Cemetery in Spencer at 2:45 P.M. Wednesday afternoon. In memory of Bev, donations may be made to Opportunity Village, 1200 N. 9th St. W Clear Lake, Iowa 50428. Bev was born May 16, 1949 in Mason City, Iowa. The family moved to Spencer in 1953 where Bev was raised by her parents, Howard and Beada Lunsman. She attended grade school in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1967. She then attended the University of Iowa where she received her degree in Social Services. She was involved in social work all of her adult life working for the last 32 years for Opportunity Village in Clear Lake. She felt that working at the Village was part of her mission of serving the Lord. She desired to create the best home situation for her clients. She cared deeply for each client and would go out of her way to make sure that they were cared for, safe, and that their needs were being met physically and spiritually. She loved working with the disabled and had a special heart for each of the people that she helped throughout her long career as a social worker. Bev was a devout Christian who loved discussing the Word of God and who enjoyed quality fellowship time with friends and family. She was an ardent reader of Christian literature and had a passion for always learning more about the plans of God for her life and others. She was also very active politically in the Mason City Chapter Republican Party, serving as co-chair and treasurer for many years. She is survived by her sister, Karen (Lynn) Wee, of Spencer, a niece, Kristel Lunsman, of Burlington, a nephew Kraig Lunsman, of Burlington, and a grand niece, Miya Lunsman, along with several cousins and numerous friends who will miss her feisty spirit. She was preceded in death by her mother and father and her brother, Kenneth, and sister-in-law, Kathy. Bev will be greatly missed by her friends and family. Those that knew her and loved her know she is dancing on the golden streets of Heaven singing “I am Home.”

Cemetery:
Interment will be at 2:45 P.M., Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Spencer, Iowa.

Donations may be made to Opportunity Village, 1200 N. 9th St. W Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.