LuAnn P. McCuen
April 07, 2012
LuAnn P. McCuen, 52, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Lutheran Church of the Cross, 1701 8th Street SW in Altoona, with burial at 2:00 p.m. at North Lawn Cemetery in Ft. Dodge. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines, with an Order of the Eastern Star service to be held at 7:30 p.m.
LuAnn was born March 2, 1960, to Betty and Donald Klingson in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. She graduated from Ft. Dodge Senior High School in 1978 and went on to attend the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. In January of 1980, she married Dwight Trampel, and to this union two children were born: Ryan in August of 1980, and Tricia in January of 1983. In September of 2004, LuAnn married Tom McCuen. She worked at various jobs in the Ft. Dodge and Webster City area throughout the years, most recently as the assistant manager at Dress Barn in West Des Moines.
LuAnn is survived by her husband, Tom McCuen of Altoona; her daughter Tricia (Nathan) Lewis; her son Ryan Trampel; her step-children: Travis (Stephanie) McCuen and Stephanie (Ryan) Gustafson; her father, Donald (Vivian) Klingson; her sisters: Sheri (Jerry) Harper and RoseMarie (Ron) Karstens; her sisters-in-law, Cheryl (Mike) Thompson and Norma McCuen; 19 nieces and nephews; and 20 great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by: her mother, Betty; her grandparents, Louis and Thora Klingson, and Raymond and JennyMae Barnett; her great nephew Matthew Harper; brother-in-law Ernie McCuen; and mother and father-in-law, Lloyd and Geneva McCuen.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in loving memory of LuAnn.
Online condolences may be made at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Pat Hjelmeland
04/10/2012
Tom, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with are with you and your family.
Barb Vonsak
04/10/2012
So sorry to read of LuAnn's passing so many memories of the family at St. Olaf church. God's comfort to you all!!
Jo & Mel Schroeder
04/09/2012
Ryan and Tricia and families,
You are in our prayers and thoughts during this sad time. LuAnn was a friend and a dear Eastern Star Sister in Fort Dodge. Please accept our sincere sympathy. May God bless you and the memory of LuAnn.
Love and friendship,
Jo and Mel Schroeder
Jane and Travis Klingson
04/09/2012
We are so sadden by the news of LuAnn's death.
Our hearts go out to the family.
God called out for another angel from our family.
Our thoughts and prayers,
Jane & Travis Klingson
Ann Wrede
Diane Mitchell
04/09/2012
Sheri and family, I am sorry to hear of your loss. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers this week!
Tara H
04/09/2012
Tom and Family-- So very sorry for your loss. LuAnn was one of my favorite patients and will also hold a special place in my heart. I am thinking of you all.
Jon & Kristy Steele
04/08/2012
Dear Tom and family of LuAnn:
We are so sorry for your sudden loss. We enjoyed getting to know
LuAnn in November. We will be praying for you all and send our
healing thoughts your way.
Blessings to you all,
Jon and Kristy Steele