LaVonne Dahlke

LaVonne Mary Dahlke was born on January 9, 1935, in Clara City, Minnesota to Raymond and Grace (Heikes) Gatzemeyer. She was baptized on April 27, 1935 in Clara City, Minnesota and later confirmed on March 19, 1954, in Raymond, Minnesota. LaVonne attended Clara City High School and graduated with the Class of 1953. On October 31, 1953, LaVonne was united in marriage to Virgil Edward Dahlke in Raymond. This marriage was blessed with six children. Lavonne and Virgil farmed north of Raymond, Minnesota for ten years. They then moved to Windom, Minnesota where LaVonne worked at the Windom Area High School as the head cook for 20 years. She retired from there in 2002. Virgil passed away on January 6, 2008. After Virgil passed away, LaVonne continued living in Windom and lived there until passing away on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the age of 77. LaVonne was a longtime member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior. She was very involved with the Golden Age Club, card clubs, Meals on Wheels, and the Senior Center in Windom. LaVonne enjoyed cooking and baking and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was also a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived b...[more]

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our children, Diana L. Irey of Birdsboro, PA; Martin V. Dahlke and his wife, Kim, of Saltillo, MS; Connie Higley and her husband, Steven, of San Antonio,TX; and Jennifer LaMaster and her husband, Mark, of Rochester; eleven grandchildren, B.J. Irey, Jessica Perry, Travers Bray, Joshua Dahlke, Matthew Dahlke, Jacob Dahlke, Madison Higley, Mercede Higley, Quade Higley, Hannah LaMaster and Lincoln LaMaster; and several other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Virgil; two infant sons, and a brother, Dale Gatzemeyer. Blessed be the memory of LaVonne Dahlke.