11-26-2004

Karen K. Leckness, 62

Karen K. Leckness, 62, of 2013 Wardview Drive, Marshalltown, died at her home on Friday, Nov. 26, 2004.  Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 at the Center Street Baptist Church.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2004 at the Pursel-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory where her family will be present to greet friends.  Following cremation a private family burial will be held at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be directed in her name to her family.  For further information or to send condolence please visit www.purseldavis.com.

Karen was born sept. 17, 1942 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Lacel L. and Pauline M. (Rost) Jones.  She lived for a short time in Ottumwa, Batavia and Oskaloosa before their family settled in Marshalltown.  Karen graduated from the Marshalltown High School in 1960 and went on to attend college at the university of Iowa.  She was married to Jerry L. Moore on January 13, 1960 in Morrison, Illinois.  She worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown from 1969 until her retirement in 2000.  In 1982 Karen met Lloyd Leckness and they were married on October 6, 1994 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  They made their home in Marshalltown.  Karen had the most positive attitude and outlook towards life.  She enjoyed crafts, woodworking, painting and camping but most of all she was a devoted wife, mother, , grandmother and friend to anybody she came in contact with.  Her smile could light up a room.  She was a member of the Ladies "Red Hat" Club of Marshalltown, and the VFW Harry C. Harer Post #389 of Marshalltown.

Karen's survivors include her husband Lloyd Leckness of Marshalltown, her three children:  Rebecca L. (Wayne) Tietje of Marshalltown, Kevin J. Moore, Marshalltown, Kristina (Phillip) Zieser of Missouri, her stepchildren include:  Debra L. Roe-Leckness of Marshalltown, Eugene S. (Lori) Leckness of St. Petersburg, Florida, Connie S. (Eldie) Leckness-Veld of Union, Iowa, Patricia (Douglas) Stadler of Chelsea, Melinda Kay (Scott) Hendrickson of Minneapolis, MN., her sisters Donna (Melvin) Petit of Marshalltown, and Cynthia (Marty) Grover of Big Fork, MN., and her nineteen grandchildren.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents, her triplet sisters at their birth and her daughter Katheryn Elizabeth Moore in 1962.