Harrington, Loren 1948-2025

HARRINGTON, SIEBENS, REESE, WILKENSON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 3/7/2025 at 19:36:27

Loren H. Harrington, 77, formerly of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Aspire of Sutherland in Sutherland, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 28, 2025 at Mauer Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars with Pastor Dan Krause officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation with the family present will begin at noon and continue until 1:45 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials are preferred to Le Mars Fire & Rescue, Aspire of Sutherland, St. Croix Hospice, and the Plymouth County Historical Museum.

Loren’s family wants to express their heartfelt ‘thank you’ to the staff at Aspire of Sutherland for the wonderful care they provided Loren. He would say, “My home sweet home.” They would also like to thank the staff from St. Croix Hospice that communicated and cared for Loren.

Loren Howard Harrington was born on January 20, 1948 in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised by his parents, Farrel “Fuzz” and Mathilda “Tillie” (Siebens) Harrington, near Brunsville and he attended schools in Merrill and Le Mars.

He worked as a farmhand and did some trucking for a few years before he began working full time at Wells Milk Plant. Loren worked there for almost 30 years before he retired. Loren had a passion to serve his community and did so as a volunteer firefighter for the Le Mars Fire Department for 17 years. He continued to collect fire department models and memorabilia.

Loren had an outgoing personality, and he enjoyed being at community events where he would dress in character. He wore buckskins, portraying an 1880’s mountain man, in many parades and re-enactments; he also dressed up as Santa Claus at Christmas and variety of costumes at Halloween. Loren was member of Rock Solid Assembly Church in Le Mars.

Loren also had a love of travel and the outdoors. He enjoyed driving his Ford Excursion to the Black Hills, Yellowstone, Tetons, Glacier, Minnesota Boundary Waters, and Nebraska’s state parks: Mahoney and Niobrara. He loved to stay at a cabin for weeks at a time to enjoy the scenery and sites. Loren also traveled extensively abroad with his traveling companion, Mary. They went to: China, Kenya, Africa, Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Southwest Canyonlands, Washington D.C., the Everglades, and a Caribbean cruise to: Aruba, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.

Loren is survived by his dear friend, Mary E. Valentine of Le Mars; brother, Vernon F. (Karen) Harrington of Le Mars; nieces: Bethene (Joe) Adams of Council Bluffs, IA, and Audra (Brian) Oja of Crystal, MN; great niece: Kathryn (Tim) Warren of Muscatine, IA; and great nephews: Brodie (fiancé, Katherine Duffy) Harrington of Colorado Springs, CO, and Alexander Adams of Council Bluffs, IA.

Loren is preceded in death by his parents, Farrel ‘Fuzz’ and Mathilda “Tillie” (Siebens) Harrington; grandparents: Gerd and Anna (Reese) Siebens and Albert and Florence (Wilkenson) Harrington.