Harlan J. Loken

Harlan Jule Loken, 89, Iola, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at
Iola Living Assistance.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25,
at Hitterdahl Lutheran Church in Iola, with the Rev. Dale Wilson officiating.
Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be at the church from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 24, and again from 10 a.m. Saturday until the service.
A memorial fund has been established.
Voie Funeral Home in Iola assisted with arrangements. Condolences
may be offered online at www.voiefuneralhome.com.
Mr. Loken was born May 17, 1927, in the town of Harrison, a
son of the late Clara (Johnson) and Louie Loken.
He was married to Mildred Lorraine Schulke Aug. 20, 1949, at
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Manawa.
He farmed and sold potatoes, pigs, silos and corn bins.
He was a member of Hitterdahl Lutheran Church where he
served on the church council, was a Sunday school teacher and sang in the
church choir. He also served on the REA and the Iola-Scandinavia School Board.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Loken; two sons, David
(Pat) Loken and Dan (Sharon) Loken, both of Iola; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by one sister, Bernice
Erickson; and one brother, Lawrence Loken.