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Dolores LaRene Leas Gjefle

Birth	:	13 Apr 1921
Death	:	29 Jan 2007
Burial	:	Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2577000, -91.4735000
Description	:	Dolores LaRene Gjefle, 85, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 29, 2007 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 1st at 1:00 pm at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 to 6:00 pm Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Dolores LaRene Leas Gjefle was born on April 13, 1921 in rural Waterville, IA, the daughter of Arthur and Helga Louise (Larsen) Leas. She attended the rural Sixteen School and graduated from Waterville High School. During her... Read More	Dolores LaRene Gjefle, 85, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, January 29, 2007 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 1st at 1:00 pm at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 to 6:00 pm Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Dolores LaRene Leas Gjefle was born on April 13, 1921 in rural Waterville, IA, the daughter of Arthur and Helga Louise (Larsen) Leas. She attended the rural Sixteen School and graduated from Waterville High School. During her schooling and for a time after, LaRene did housekeeping for neighboring families. On March 14, 1945 she married Theodore Gjefle at the East Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church parsonage. They farmed together near Rossville, IA, milking cows as well as raising hogs, chickens and crops. LaRene was a dedicated homemaker, not only caring for her children, but raising a big garden, doing lots of canning and making sure the threshing crews had plenty to eat. She also worked hard on the farm by tending to the chickens and later, after her kids were gone, helping with milking and many of the other chores. She continued to live on the farm until 2006 when health concerns forced her to move to Waukon. LaRene was always active in her church and its ladies organizations. She was a member of East Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in rural Waterville until 1963 when she joined St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon. She liked music, often having the radio playing while she did her work, and loved to go dancing, particularly to waltzes and polkas. In later years, she had enjoyed a number of bus trips throughout the midwest. LaRene was an excellent cook and baker and liked to make her family's individual favorite dishes for them. Chocolate chip cookies and fruit cake were two of her specialties. Survivors include 2 children, Donald of Waukon and Dolores (Phillip) Nordquist of Rochester, MN; 2 sisters, Maxine Thorstenson of Waukon and Barbara (Kirk) Mowat of Altoona, IA; and 2 brothers, Allen Leas of McGregor, IA and Arvid (Hedy) Leas of Waterville, IA. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Theodore, who died in 1983; infant twin sons; a brother, Eldon Leas; and infant twin sisters. Casketbearers are Ron, Jim and David Leas, Paul Snitker, and Dean and Virgil Thorstenson.

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Latitude: 43.2577000
Longitude: -91.4735000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Theodore Gjefle

(1901 - 1983)

Siblings

Maxine M Leas Thorstenson

(1925 - 2009)

Eldon Anton “Shorty” Leas

(1928 - 1983)

Arvid Floyd “Arvie” Leas

(1932 - 2012)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakland Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2577000, -91.4735000

2. Eells Plot
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2749759, -91.5168078

3. Dundee Plot
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Coordinate: 43.2260887, -91.4493054

4. Dundey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2260000, -91.4493000

5. Nelson Plot
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Coordinate: 43.2444218, -91.4251376

6. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2919006, -91.5006027

7. Makee Township Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2983017, -91.4781036

8. Ebenezer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2477989, -91.4143982

9. Allamakee County Care Facility Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3153060, -91.4542960

10. Zalmona Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2405586, -91.5516663

11. Round Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2986107, -91.4136124

12. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2038994, -91.4250031

13. Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Postville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1971000, -91.5402000

14. Lycurgus Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3320000, -91.4240000

15. Old West Paint Creek Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2550011, -91.3597183

16. West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2606180, -91.3593980

17. Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2297211, -91.5869370

18. Rossville Cemetery
Rossville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1944008, -91.3758011

19. Cleveland Cemetery
Postville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1631000, -91.4930000

20. West Ridge Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3125950, -91.5918370

21. East Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2766991, -91.6147003

22. Center Baptist Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2886086, -91.3355637

23. IOOF Cemetery
Rossville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1782990, -91.3735962

24. Reynolds Plot
Waterville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2666445, -91.3251340