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Laverna Potts Mullen

Birth	:	6 Aug 1925 Menominee, Cedar County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	23 Mar 2021 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5205994, -96.4424973
Description	:	Laverna Mullen August 6, 1925 ~ March 23, 2021 Laverna Mullen took her last breathe, with her family at her side on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. A Mass Celebration of Life will be held 10:00am Saturday, June 26, 2021 at the Immaculate Conception Church. Burial will be Calvary Cemetery. The family would like to invite you to Chris Larson Park after the committal service. Visitation will be held from 4-7pm Friday, June 25 with a Vigil at 6pm and Rosary to follow at the Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City. In lieu of flowers her children suggest... Read More	Laverna Mullen August 6, 1925 ~ March 23, 2021 Laverna Mullen took her last breathe, with her family at her side on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. A Mass Celebration of Life will be held 10:00am Saturday, June 26, 2021 at the Immaculate Conception Church. Burial will be Calvary Cemetery. The family would like to invite you to Chris Larson Park after the committal service. Visitation will be held from 4-7pm Friday, June 25 with a Vigil at 6pm and Rosary to follow at the Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City. In lieu of flowers her children suggest you gather with your family and friends to celebrate love and life. She was fiercely loved and will be dearly missed by those privileged to know her. She was born August 6, 1925 to Frank and Mary (Schmidt) Potts in Menominee, Nebraska, the second of six children. Laverna was raised on the farm near Fordyce, walking before dawn to milk cows and feed chickens and the do the same again every afternoon. When she was 17, she moved to Sioux City for a job at Swift packing Company. Seeking adventure, she took a position with Western Union in Detroit where she transcribed telegrams and telegraphs for the United States Department of War. At the end of the war she worked as a secretary for Krage Asphalt Company. On Easter day 1950, while visiting the Avalon Ballroom with friends, Rusty (Raymond H.) Mullen asked her for a dance. They fell in love and were married at The Cathedral of the Epiphany Catholic Church on November 10, 1951. Laverna and Rusty raised five children in Sioux City and in 1976 the founded R.H. Mullen Company. She made her home next to Immaculate Conception Church where she was a steadfast volunteer. She sewed quilts and clothing for her children, making beautiful gowns for her daughters. When her children were young, she learned to drive a car, started her own company as a professional seamstress, while studying to earn her High School G.E.D. Rather than be gold-widow, Laverna took up the sport and excelled, winning trophies in the Morningside Country Club Women's League. After retirement Laverna and Ray spent their winters in Arizona where they hiked Superstition Mountain. Laverna and Rusty danced together until he passed away in 2010. She then sold her home in Sioux City and Mesa, and purchased a home in Phoenix. Laverna is survived her two daughters. Susan, of Montana, Janet of Arizona, two sons, Dan (Carol) of Iowa, Tom (Annie) of Montana, two brothers, Leonard and Marcus of Fordyce, 11 grandchildren, 15 great- grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was led to heaven by her husband Rusty, their daughter, Nancy, two grandchildren, Alan and Emily, she was met there by her parents and two brothers, Roman and Gerald, and her sister, Flavia. [Source: Waterbury Funeral Service in Sioux City, Iowa]

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Laverna Potts Mullen's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA.
When did Laverna Potts Mullen death?
Laverna Potts Mullen death on 23 Mar 2021 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Laverna Potts Mullen's memorial?
Latitude: 42.5205994
Longitude: -96.4424973

Family Members:

Parent

Frank Potts

(1897 - 1986)

Mary Potts

(1901 - 1984)

Spouse

Raymond H “Ray” Mullen

(1925 - 2010)

Siblings

Flavia A. Potts Ausdemore

(1921 - 2002)

Leonard W. Potts

(1931 - 2021)

Roman T. Potts

(1934 - 2011)

Gerald H Potts

(1939 - 2007)

Children

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