Iris A. Platner Plattenberger Larsen, born April 18, 1925, to Harold and Maude (Hempy) Platner, entered into eternity on March 24, 2011.
A lifelong resident of the Lisbon area, Iris graduated from Lisbon High School and attended Coe College and Cedar Rapids Business College. On June 1, 1945, she married Glenn Plattenberger in Cedar Rapids. Together, they owned and operated Plattenberger Insurance Agency, Plattenberger Transportation and Iris' Gift Shop. They provided bus transportation for the Lisbon Schools until 1980. Glenn died in 1981. In 1987, she married Dale B. Larsen. They were later divorced.
Iris was a member of the Lisbon United Methodist Church, where she served many years as Sunday school superintendent and chairman of the board of trustees. She was a member of Eastern Star and served as Grand Marshal for the state of Iowa in 1968. Iris served on the Lisbon City Council in the 1980s and on the steering committee for the formation of the Southeast Linn Community Center. Her greatest achievement was helping to build Meyers Meadow Senior Apartment Complex, where she served as an officer, site manager and resident for a total of 30 years. In 1997, she was awarded the first Site Manager of the Year award for the state of Iowa and, in 2008, the main drive into Meyers Meadow was named Iris Boulevard.
Iris received numerous awards and honors over the years that can best be summed up as this: She left her community a better place.
She is survived by her daughter and family, with whom she made her home the last year of her life, Kay, Dan and Chelsey Schirm; three grandsons, Phillip (Linsey) Clouse, Patrick (Colleen) Clouse and Taylor (Beth) Clouse; Dan's sons, Matt (Jessica) Schirm and Andy (Mandy Campbell) Schirm; and two great-grandchildren, Lucy Clouse and Anderson Schirm. She is also survived by a stepdaughter-in-law, Darlene Plattenberger; former son-in-law, Steve Clouse; friend and caregiver, Ruby Mohr; and four-legged friends, Sam and Ginger.
Also preceding her in death were her stepson, Richard Plattenberger; and her brother, Ivan.
Visitation will be at Morgan Funeral Home in Mount Vernon from 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a time of sharing at 6:30 p.m. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lisbon United Methodist Church.
A memorial fund has been established.
A lifelong resident of the Lisbon area, Iris graduated from Lisbon High School and attended Coe College and Cedar Rapids Business College. On June 1, 1945, she married Glenn Plattenberger in Cedar Rapids. Together, they owned and operated Plattenberger Insurance Agency, Plattenberger Transportation and Iris' Gift Shop. They provided bus transportation for the Lisbon Schools until 1980. Glenn died in 1981. In 1987, she married Dale B. Larsen. They were later divorced.
Iris was a member of the Lisbon United Methodist Church, where she served many years as Sunday school superintendent and chairman of the board of trustees. She was a member of Eastern Star and served as Grand Marshal for the state of Iowa in 1968. Iris served on the Lisbon City Council in the 1980s and on the steering committee for the formation of the Southeast Linn Community Center. Her greatest achievement was helping to build Meyers Meadow Senior Apartment Complex, where she served as an officer, site manager and resident for a total of 30 years. In 1997, she was awarded the first Site Manager of the Year award for the state of Iowa and, in 2008, the main drive into Meyers Meadow was named Iris Boulevard.
Iris received numerous awards and honors over the years that can best be summed up as this: She left her community a better place.
She is survived by her daughter and family, with whom she made her home the last year of her life, Kay, Dan and Chelsey Schirm; three grandsons, Phillip (Linsey) Clouse, Patrick (Colleen) Clouse and Taylor (Beth) Clouse; Dan's sons, Matt (Jessica) Schirm and Andy (Mandy Campbell) Schirm; and two great-grandchildren, Lucy Clouse and Anderson Schirm. She is also survived by a stepdaughter-in-law, Darlene Plattenberger; former son-in-law, Steve Clouse; friend and caregiver, Ruby Mohr; and four-legged friends, Sam and Ginger.
Also preceding her in death were her stepson, Richard Plattenberger; and her brother, Ivan.
Visitation will be at Morgan Funeral Home in Mount Vernon from 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a time of sharing at 6:30 p.m. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lisbon United Methodist Church.
A memorial fund has been established.
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