Wanda Marie Trucke

VISITATION:4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2015 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home1425 Broadway, Denison, Iowa.FUNERAL SERVICE:3:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at United Presbyterian Church205 N. 24th Street, Denison, Iowa.PRIVATE FAMILY INURNMENT:Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Liston Township Cemetery, Danbury, Iowa Wanda Marie Trucke was born at Geddes, South Dakota, December 24, 1930, the daughter of Estel Marion and Ida Mae Matthews Tuttle. When Wanda was a young child the family moved to Danbury, Iowa, where she was reared, receiving her education at the Danbury Public School. Following her schooling she moved to Sioux City, Iowa, where she was employed until her marriage. On June 8, 1949, Wanda was united in marriage with LeMoine Kenneth Trucke at Elk Point, South Dakota. Their union was blessed with five children: Kenneth, Jeannette, Lee Ann, Trish and Barb. They made their home Verona, North Dakota, for four years before moving to the farm near Danbury, Iowa. They raised their family at Danbury where Wanda stayed home with the children keeping busy doing chores, canning, baking and sewing. She always made time to take the children fishing and swimming in the creek during the summers. Many summer evenings LeMoine and Wanda would play ball with their children and the neighbor kids with Wanda’s garden often taking the brunt of that activity. After their youngest daughter was two years of age, Wanda started selling Avon and worked nights at the café in Danbury. When the family moved closer to Mapleton she worked at the motel as a day cook and from there she ran the bakery for seven and a half years at Klotz Food Market. In 1982 they moved to Vail, Iowa, where they owned and operated the Feed Bunk Café. LeMoine died February 21, 1990 and Wanda continued to reside in Vail and operate the café until retiring in 1998. Following her retirement Wanda moved to Valentine, Nebraska, to be near her daughters Lee Ann and Trish. She returned to Iowa in 2002 and made her home in Lake City, Iowa where she so enjoyed her many new friends. Wanda was a caregiver all of her life, lovingly caring her family and anyone else she felt needed help in any way, from welcoming them into her home or preparing meals for them While residing at Danbury Wanda was a long time member of the United Methodist Church where she taught pre-school Sunday school for 25 years and was also a teacher for the Senior MYF for several years. In her leisure hours Wanda enjoyed canning, baking, sewing, making mittens, and most of all spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Wanda died early Friday morning, November 13, 2015, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. At the time of her death she had been blessed with 84 years, 10 months and 19 days. Including her parents, Estel and Ida Mae Tuttle, and her husband, LeMoine Trucke, Wanda was also preceded in death by one daughter Jeannette Aghimien, two grandsons: James Trucke and Sam Aghimien; two brothers: Elton and Dale Lee Tuttle and one half-sister Fern Nickelson. Those remaining to cherish her memory include four children: Kenneth Trucke and wife Lilly of Maricopa, Arizona, Lee Ann and husband Mark Wagner of Valentine, Nebraska, Trish Dick and Mike Christensen of Lake City, Iowa, and Barb and husband David Blair of Vail, Iowa; son-in-law: Lucky Aghimien of Hammond, Indiana; special niece: Cheryl Eddie of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; 25 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one sister: Karen K. Tuttle of Storm Lake, Iowa; three sisters-in-law: Jackie Borowiak of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Doreen Smith of Cherokee, Iowa and Marion Trucke of Mapleton, Iowa; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at the United Presbyterian Church, Denison, Iowa, with Dr. Braden Daniels officiating. Music for the service included Dr. Daniel’s singing “You Taught Me to Love” and recorded selections of “How Great Thou Art” and “Please Remember Me”. Honorary pallbearers included Jason Trucke, Kim Trucke, Jessica Aghimien, LeClair Williams, Tanya Plotnik, Tessa Greenough, Steph Gunderson, Charity Holm, Priscilla Dick, Madysan Dick, Savanah Dick, Zach Dick, Corey Dick, Cody Dick, Faith Blair, Lucas Blair and Sarah Blair. Pallbearers were Joseph Aghimien, Travis Greenough, Tyrel Greenough, Daniel Blair, Chad Blair, LaShawn Aghimien, Trenton Dick and Justin Dick. Following the services cremation rites were accorded and a private family inurnment was held on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the Liston Township Cemetery, Danbury, Iowa. Immediately following the funeral service the family invited everyone to remain at the church and join them for fellowship and a luncheon prepared and served by the United Presbyterian Women. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home, www.pfannebecker.com , Denison, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements where a visitation was held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2015.