Ivan Sievers Obituary
The funeral service for Ivan C. Sievers was Monday, Nov. 23, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake City with Pastor John Berg officiating. Burial was in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Lake City with Military Rites by the Lake City American Legion Post 110 and VFW Post 8729.
Ivan C. Sievers, 70, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday Nov. 18 with his family by his side, at Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City Hospital.
Ivan Charles Sievers was born Jan. 11, 1945 in Lake City, to Alvin and Evelyn (Brunkhorst) Sievers. He attended St. John’s Lutheran School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1963, and then went to Winona Vo-Tech. Ivan served his country in the U.S. Army Aviation from 1964-1967 at the Stuttgart Military Base in Germany. He married Linda Rahman on Aug. 26, 1967 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plainview.
Ivan lived his entire lifetime in the Lake City area. He was employed by Hassler & Herman Implement from 1967 to 1969; he managed the Independent Grain & Feed until 1993; and worked at Ag Partners from 1993 to 2010 when he retired as credit manager. Ivan also was employed by Schleicher Funeral Homes for many years. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake City where he served on many church boards. He also served on the board of directors for Gillford Mutual Insurance Company and was a member and volunteer of the Lake City Hospital Auxiliary for several years.
Ivan is survived by his loving wife Linda Sievers of Lake City; two sons, Brett (Lisa) Sievers of Red Wing and Daren Sievers of Slinger, Wis.; five grandchildren, Nathan, Lucas, Brady, Emma, and Evan; four brothers, Clyde (Harriet) Sievers of Des Moines, Iowa, Frank (Joanne) Sievers of Lake City, William (Gail) Sievers of Albert Lea, Minn., and Stanley (Joye) Sievers of Enfield, Conn.; three sisters, Carol (Alvin) Larson of Mankato, Anna (Kurt) Sumption of St. Peter, and Delores Sievers of Casper, Wy. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel, Lake City. Guest register may be signed online at www.schleicherfuneralhomes.com.