r home on the lake, traveling, playing cards and taking care of her flowers - especially her geraniums. More than anything, she loved her granddaughters and great-grandsons. On Tuesday, August 16, 2016, Iona passed away at the Emmetsburg Care Center. She was 91. Left to cherish her memory are two granddaughters: Kim Kerr and her husband, Tim of Cylinder and Tracey Henderson of Emmetsburg; five great-grandchildren: Tyler Henderson, Adam Kerr, Arik Kerr, Cody Henderson and Clayton Henderson. Iona was preceded in death by her parents; husbands: Marvin and Orvis; two daughters: Judy Lubinus and her husband, John and Linda Helmke and her husband, Darwin Sindergard; four brothers: Frank, Leo, George and Richard Christensen and her sister, Irene Gearhart.