65061_Leonard G._Olk

HAMPTON — Leonard G. Olk, age 81, of Hampton passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.

Funeral services for Leonard G. Olk will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday April 8, at the Immanuel United Church of Christ Congregational in Latimer. Pastor Lindsey Braun will officiate. Burial will take place in the Marion Center cemetery northeast of Latimer. Military graveside rites will be provided by the American Legion Hanson-Have Post No. 658 in Latimer.

Visitation for Leonard G. Olk will be held from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church in Latimer.

Dugger Funeral Home, 320 East St., Latimer, is in charge of arrangements.

Leonord George, the son of Toby and Clara Brammer Olk, was born on Aug. 10, 1931, on a farm north of Latimer. He grew up in the Hampton and Latimer area, where Leonard attended school. Leonard graduated from Hampton High School in 1949. After high school he farmed with his father. In January 1952, Leonard entered the U.S. Army. He served as a cook until he was honorably discharged in December of 1953. Upon Leonard’s return to Latimer, he farmed with his father and later he worked as a mechanic for Gunnar Hansen at the implement in Latimer.

Leonard moved to Hot Springs, S.D., where he lived in a Veterans Home. Leonard lived at the Veterans Home in Knoxville for a short time. In 1990 he moved to the Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown and then to the Rehabilitation Center in Hampton in 2002.

Leonard was baptized and confirmed in the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Latimer. He enjoyed target shooting, fishing and hunting. Leonard had a self-taught talent for playing the accordion. He used his talent to entertain friends and family alike.

Leonard is survived by a sister, Frances Larsen and husband, Richard, of Hampton; eight nieces and nephews: Judy (Ralph) Davenport, Joyce (Tim) Borcherding, Janet (Brett) Morgan, Cheryl (Phil) Rusley, Bruce (Annette) Harris, Linda (Terry) Hainzinger, Audrey Larsen, Alan (Cristie) Larsen; and a host of friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Mildred Harris Peyton; and a nephew, David.

Dugger Funeral Home, 320 East St., Latimer, Iowa 50452, 641-579-6278, www.duggerfunerals.com.

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