Florence E. Luecht

Florence E. Luecht, 93, of 302 2nd Street NE, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Health Center. Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Kathy Graves officiating. Interment will be in Park Cemetery, Nora Springs. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Memorials may be directed to the Florence E. Luecht Memorial Fund. Florence was born April 29, 1915 in LeRoy, Minnesota the daughter of Johannes and Nettie (Engelson) Orke. Florence graduated from LeRoy High School and Winona State College, Winona, Minnesota. She married Gerhard Luecht October 28, 1940 in Montezuma, Iowa. Florence taught school in Riceville and Plymouth, Iowa for several years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Cross Gray Ladies and enjoyed doing Norwegian needle point.

Florence is survived by her children; Sara Kahl and husband James of Santa Cruz, California, Amy Dodge and husband John of Mason City, Jane DeBoe and husband David of Forest City, and Joel Luecht of Paris, France; 9 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Florence was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Gerhard; son, Paul; brother, Norris Orke and sister, Selma Watson.