Jolene Sievers

Jolene D. Sievers, 81, formerly of Humboldt passed away December 18, 2019 at Brighton Gardens, Kansas City. Jolene Dorothy Schultz was born on a farm in Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa on October 3, 1938 to Leonard and Dorothy (Knop) Schultz. She was baptized October 23, 1938 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, (Hanover Township) and confirmed at that church on April 6, 1952. She attended country school through 3rd grade and then transferred to the Schleswig, Iowa school system, graduating valedictorian of her class in 1956. In high school, she was also the recipient of the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow Award, which will bring a smile to the face of many, as cooking was definitely not a favorite activity of hers. Upon graduating, she worked at the Bank of America in Santa Ana, California and then returned to enter Morningside College in Sioux City, IA for a year, then attended the Ellis School of Cosmetology in Sioux City, obtaining her cosmetology license. She married Harlow Sievers on November 23, 1958 at Immanuel Lutheran in Schleswig. To this union they were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Kelly, on July 12, 1960. Jolene worked in the dietician's department at the University of Minnesota while her husband was attending mortuary school there. They have lived in Denison, Fort Dodge and Humboldt, Iowa and retired to a beautiful home overlooking Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri in 1998. They lived in Branson for 17 years, until they moved up to the Kansas City area to be closer to Kelly and their granddaughters because of Jolene's health. During her lifetime, she served on several boards such as President of Humboldt County Hospital Auxiliary, Christian Women, Treasurer of Zion LWML, Humboldt County American Cancer Society board and as VP of LWML in Branson. She and Harlow loved to travel. They have been in every state in the US, Europe three times and have taken three cruises. Jolene especially loved spending time with their daughter, Kelly and two granddaughters, Chandler and Paxton. She also loved getting together with her friends at lunches and coffees. Preceding her in death were her parents, Leonard and Dorothy Schultz, two brothers, Milford and Lorenz (sister-in-law, Joydine) Schultz, and her nephew, Brad Schultz. Surviving her is her husband of 61 years, Harlow; her daughter Kelly of Kansas City; two granddaughters, Chandler and Paxton of Kansas City; brother, Roger (Maria) Schultz of Sioux City; brother-in-law, Harold Sievers of The Villages, FL and numerous nieces and nephews. Jolene will always be known for loving her Lord, her family & her friends. A visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. TODAY at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church, Humboldt. An additional visitation will follow from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Huebner Funeral Home in Schleswig. Burial will follow at Morgan Township Cemetery, near Schleswig. Visitation Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Funeral Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 10:30 am Zion Lutheran Church 1005 11th Ave North Humboldt, Iowa 50548