LENARD C. IVERSON
LENARD C. IVERSON
Lenard C. (Len) Iverson, 85, of Black River Falls, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, April 1, 2024.
Lenard was born July 31, 1938, to Grover and Lola (Bell) Iverson in Warrens, WI, the second youngest of 12 children. As a child, he attended Star Valley School near their home. He left Tomah High School early to take on a job to help support the family and later earned his GED as an adult.
On Nov. 3, 1956, Len married the love of his life, Yvonne (Bonnie) Frost in Warrens, WI. Early years were focused on raising their six children together, Rich, Jane, Sue, Jeff, Sandy and Bobby. As the children became more independent, both Len and Bonnie shot trap competitively, with both earning many awards for excellent shooting skills. Prior to Bonnie passing in 1998, the couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with family and friends at the Moonlight Pavilion in Cataract.
Throughout his life, Len worked as an auto mechanic in the Black River Falls area. At one time, he managed the Midland gas station in Brockway. In his spare time, Len took on numerous side jobs to earn extra money. When he wasn’t working, Len was busy enjoying one of many hobbies, including racing stock cars, playing softball, shooting trap, hunting, flying his ultralight plane and using his woodworking skills to create many unique, custom clocks for family and friends. Len also belonged to Ducks Unlimited and later became one of the founding members of the Jackson County Wildlife Fund, created to benefit the local area.
On July 21, 2001, Len married Eleanora Propp. They lived in Arizona during the winter months for much of their married life, making their final move back to Wisconsin in 2021. They passed their time buying items during the week and selling them at the local flea market on the weekends. They made many new friends in Arizona.
Len is survived by his wife, Eleanora. Also surviving are daughters Jane (Mike) Francis, Susan (Eric Olson) Iverson, all of Sparta; and sons Jeffrey (Vicki) Iverson of Strum and Robert (Shannon Severson) Iverson of Germantown; grandchildren and great-grandchildren Jacob (Jill) Iverson and their children, Reese and Braun, Brandon Hanson and his children, Wesley and Timothy, Sarah (Joshua) Schatzman and their son, Charles, Mitchell (Mindy) Larson and their daughters, Grace and Norah, Craig (Danielle Kranz) Iverson and their daughters, Eliza and Emilia, Katherine (Brandt) Wojak, Adam (Liz) Hanson and their children, Cillian and Sutton, Zachariah (Ashley) Iverson and their children, Braxtyn, Blake, Beckett and Harlow, Lucile (Christopher) Sesvold and their children, Anika, Soren and Gretchen, Shelby Iverson, and step-granddaughter Raina Garcia. Len is further survived by his sisters Josie and Rosie, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Bonnie; his daughter, Sandra; his son, Richard; and his siblings, Viola, Ralph, Berniece, August, June, Julia, Iver, Daniel and Ole.
Len loved his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids very much.
The funeral service for Lenard will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, at the Bridge Church in Black River Falls. A visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the church Thursday, April 4, 2024. Visitation will continue at the church Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. The burial will be held at Brookside Cemetery in Millston, WI.