Jenanne D. Vikre, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, formerly of LeRoy and Harmony, Minn., passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at LeRoy Lutheran Church in LeRoy, Minn., with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will take place in LeRoy Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday at the church. Hindt Funeral Home LeRoy, Minn., is assisting the family.
Jenanne Delores Finholt was born on June 3, 1928, daughter of Oscar and Julia (Faldet) Finholt in Decorah, Iowa. On June 24, 1945, she married Terrence “Terry” Vikre at the Glenwood Church Parsonage in rural Decorah. Jenanne was a creative person who stayed active by making quilts, crocheting, sewing, and playing cards. During the summers, she planted a large vegetable garden and canned most of her harvest. Jenanne liked to bake and cook Norwegian treats and dishes. She enjoyed playing golf and watching Minnesota Twins baseball. Jenanne’s faith and family were very important to her. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and hear about what was happening in their lives. Jenanne enjoyed living at Aase Haugen and the friendships she made there. While at Aase Haugen, Jenanne was the traveling Euchre champion.
Surviving Jenanne are her three sons: Ron (Nancy) Vikre of Harmony, Minn.; Daryl (Mary) Vikre of Cresco, Iowa; and Neil (Wendy) Vikre of LeRoy, Minn.; grandchildren Kristine Van Hoof, Amy Van Hoof, Allison (Corey) Whalen, Ben (Anthony Paiva) Vikre, Brenda (Chris) Lentz, John (Narumi) Vikre, Nikki Rissman, Staci (Brad) Streich, Terrye Vikre, and Grant Vikre; great-grandchildren Alexa, Mady, Zachary, Kayley, Gracie, Nicholas, Olivia, Savannah, Kayla, Malia, Kalina, Emma, and Elyse; and her sister, Eunice Anderson of Decorah, Iowa.
Preceded in death by her parents, husband Terry in 1976, son Jeff in 2007, two brothers and three sisters.
Online condolences may be left at www.hindtfuneralhomes.com.
Laurel (Stoskopf) Lange says
My deepest sympathy to the Vikre family. I have such good memories with your family. Jeff and Neil as a baby. Jenanne was always so good to me. God bless her memory.