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Harold Lanning
HAROLD L. LANNING
Toddville
Harold L. Lanning, 94, of Toddville, Iowa, entered heaven on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at The Meth-Wick Community. The family will greet friends from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at Toddville Free Methodist Church in Toddville. A funeral service will follow at
2 p.m. Thursday at the church with Pastor Tim DeVries officiating. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed at youtu.be/pG1xiZU0F0A. Burial will take place at Lafayette Cemetery in rural Alburnett, Iowa. All guests are respectfully requested to wear a face mask and practice social distancing.
Harold is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 73 years, Geraldine Lanning; two daughters, Judy (Carl) Fields of Cedar Rapids and Linda (Marvin) Morris of Hudson, Iowa; grandson, Rodney (Melanie) Morris of Alexandria, Va.; granddaughter, Jennifer (James) Yenser of South Windsor, Conn.; great-granddaughter, Tahlia Yenser of South Windsor, Conn.; sister, Betty (Donald) Hein of Cedar Rapids; sisters-in-law, Shirley Lanning of Alburnett and Neva Lanning of Marion; brother-in-law, Leonard Miller of Mount Vernon, Iowa; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Donald and Richard Lanning; and sister, Juanita Miller.
The family would like to thank the staffs at The Meth-Wick Manor's fourth floor assisted living and The Woodlands for the excellent loving care that they gave Harold.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Toddville Free Methodist Church.
Please share a memory of Harold at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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