Obituary of Eleonora Amanda Dorheim

Her family includes her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Donald Spenner of Mt. Pleasant; three grandchildren, Greg and his wife, Debra Spenner of Waukee, IA, Doug and his wife, Traci Spenner of Mt. Pleasant, and Krista and her husband, Joe Soda of Waukee, IA; five great-grandchildren, Tyler, Alex, Justin, Reagan, and Alexa. Eleonora was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Fred; and a sister, Orlinda Grasdalen Eleonora was born February 24, 1915 in Fort Dodge, Iowa the daughter of Herman C. and Karen A. (Madson) Linn. She attended and graduated from Ft. Dodge High School, and graduated from Ft. Dodge Business College. On November 29, 1939, she married Fred H. Dorheim in Ft. Dodge. The couple has lived a number of places since their marriage, from 1951 until 1956 they lived in Cedar Rapids, from here they moved to Iowa city where they lived until 1996 when they moved to Mt. Pleasant for a couple of years to be near their daughter and her family. In May of 1998 the returned to Iowa City. She was active in many of the activities of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. She and her husband enjoyed traveling, wintering in Arizona, and spending time with their family, especially their grandchildren and great grandchildren! Fred died November 6, 1998. Memorial donations can be made in Eleonora’s memory to the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.