Linda Kay Handke, 74, of rural Elkader, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at the Elkader Care Center.
She was born May 3, 1948, on a farm near Bear Creek, Clayton County, Elkport, Iowa, to Paul and Geraldine (Waterman) Peuker.
Linda graduated from Ed-Co High School.
She married Arthur Handke, Jr. on June 18, 1966, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport. Two children were born to this union.
The couple farmed near Motor Mill.
She enjoyed working with her husband, cooking meals for her family, reading the newspapers, fishing, bird watching, hunting, gardening, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats, chickens, and rabbits, but most of all spending time with her kids and grandkids.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on March 26, 2004 and her brother, Vernon Peuker.
Funeral Service: 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport.
Visitation: 5PM to 7 PM on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Elkader and one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday.
Interment: East Side Cemetery, Elkader
Leonard Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elkader is assisting the family.
She was born May 3, 1948, on a farm near Bear Creek, Clayton County, Elkport, Iowa, to Paul and Geraldine (Waterman) Peuker.
Linda graduated from Ed-Co High School.
She married Arthur Handke, Jr. on June 18, 1966, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport. Two children were born to this union.
The couple farmed near Motor Mill.
She enjoyed working with her husband, cooking meals for her family, reading the newspapers, fishing, bird watching, hunting, gardening, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats, chickens, and rabbits, but most of all spending time with her kids and grandkids.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on March 26, 2004 and her brother, Vernon Peuker.
Funeral Service: 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport.
Visitation: 5PM to 7 PM on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Elkader and one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday.
Interment: East Side Cemetery, Elkader
Leonard Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elkader is assisting the family.
Linda Kay Handke, 74, of rural Elkader, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at the Elkader Care Center.
She was born May 3, 1948, on a farm near Bear Creek, Clayton County, Elkport, Iowa, to Paul and Geraldine (Waterman) Peuker.
Linda graduated from Ed-Co High School.
She married Arthur Handke, Jr. on June 18, 1966, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport. Two children were born to this union.
The couple farmed near Motor Mill.
She enjoyed working with her husband, cooking meals for her family, reading the newspapers, fishing, bird watching, hunting, gardening, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats, chickens, and rabbits, but most of all spending time with her kids and grandkids.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on March 26, 2004 and her brother, Vernon Peuker.
Funeral Service: 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport.
Visitation: 5PM to 7 PM on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Elkader and one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday.
Interment: East Side Cemetery, Elkader
Leonard Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elkader is assisting the family.
She was born May 3, 1948, on a farm near Bear Creek, Clayton County, Elkport, Iowa, to Paul and Geraldine (Waterman) Peuker.
Linda graduated from Ed-Co High School.
She married Arthur Handke, Jr. on June 18, 1966, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport. Two children were born to this union.
The couple farmed near Motor Mill.
She enjoyed working with her husband, cooking meals for her family, reading the newspapers, fishing, bird watching, hunting, gardening, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats, chickens, and rabbits, but most of all spending time with her kids and grandkids.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on March 26, 2004 and her brother, Vernon Peuker.
Funeral Service: 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Hope Lutheran Church, rural Littleport.
Visitation: 5PM to 7 PM on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Elkader and one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday.
Interment: East Side Cemetery, Elkader
Leonard Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elkader is assisting the family.
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