Ivan L. Thompson, age 76, of rural Paullina passed away on Friday March 28, 2014 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.
The funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday April 1, 2014 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina. Rev. Daniel Wagner will officiate. Burial will be in the Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina. There will be a graveside service at 10:15 A.M. Tuesday.
Visitation will be after 3:00 P.M. Monday with the family present from 5 to 7 P.M. Monday at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Paullina.
Ivan Lynn (Ike) Thompson, the son of Isaac and Lillie (Stangeland) Thompson was born December 10, 1937, in Spencer, Iowa. During his younger years, he enjoyed all sports, especially football. He received All-Conference and All-State honors as quarterback. Ike graduated from Paullina High School in 1956. He continued his education at NBT Business College in Sioux City.
He started his career at Earl Davis Accounting in Marcus from 1957 until 1962, when he left to become general manager for Sheldon Lumber. On October 20, 1963, he was united in marriage to Carol Gaudian at Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina and they resided in Sheldon. In 1969, he began selling cars and became general manager at Koopman Motors in Sheldon. After a tornado hit the family farm in 1980, Ivan and Carol built a new home and moved from Sheldon to take up farming full-time. He continued to work seasonally for Cain-Ellsworth Public Accountants for 23 years doing taxes, which he thoroughly enjoyed.
Even as Ivan’s health failed, he was passionately involved in farming. He passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, reaching the age of 76 years, 3 months and 18 days.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina and served as elder. He enjoyed special times with his family, farming, bowling, golf and NASCAR.
Ivan leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 50 years, Carol of rural Paullina; a daughter and her husband, Noreen (Dale) Christians of Urbandale, Iowa; a son and his wife, Mike (Nancy) Thompson of Hospers, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Eliot, Tyler, Ashton, Emily, Cara, John, and Sierra and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac and Lillie and his step-mother, Lydia.
