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Luzum, Ethel
Ethel Luzum, 91, of Calmar, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville, Calmar, with the Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 12:30 p.m. at the church. Arrangements with Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, Calmar.
Ethel is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Klimesh, Cedar Rapids; two sons, Dick (Diane) Luzum, Calmar, and Larry (Kathy) Luzum, Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren, Dan (Barb) Klimesh, Alan Klimesh, Michelle (Paul Martez) Klimesh, Brian (Jennessa) Luzum, Jackie Luzum, Kelly (Tosh) Luzum and Jodie Luzum; 13 great-grandchildren, Brianna, Kayla, Tanner, Gabe, Piper, Brandi, Zach, Cael, Ellie, Lauren, Maysun, Maykala and Isaiah; one sister, Geneva (Clarence) Kuennen, St. Lucas; one brother, Donald (Catherine) Huinker, Ossian; two sisters-in-law, Arlene Huinker, Calmar, and Bernice Huinker, Fort Atkinson; along with several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Caroline Huinker; her husband, Leonard Luzum on Feb. 28, 2001; a son, Daryl Luzum on Nov. 19, 2005; a son-in-law, James Kllimesh in 2009; four brothers, Cornelius, Robert, Gerald and Virgil Huinker; and two sisters, Margie Huber and Bernice Bucheit.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Winneshiek County Memorial Hospice, 901 Montgomery St., Decorah, IA 52101.
Published April 6, 2013 in The Gazette
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