Lorena L. Kumm

OSMOND -- Funeral service for Lorena L. Kumm, 97, of Osmond will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond. Officiating the service will be Rev. Scott Kirchoff. Burial will take place at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery rural Osmond. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday also at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond. Lorena passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Colonial Manor in Randolph. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Osmond is in charge of the arrangements. Lorena was born on April 10, 1925 in Pierce County to Henry and Luella (Lau) Ellenberger. She attended District 24 Country School and St. Paul’s Lutheran School to the 6th grade in Norfolk. The Dirty Thirties stopped her education and she did domestic work for a few years. She then went back to the farm to help harvest oats and pick corn while her brothers were away fighting World War II. During the winter months she worked for F.W. Woolworth Company in Norfolk. Lorena was united in marriage with Ervin Kumm on September 1, 1946 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Norfolk. The couple moved to a farm Northwest of Osmond where they raised their children and farmed. In 1956, they moved Northeast of Osmond and farmed there until 1981 when they built their new home in Osmond. Lorena and Ervin traveled throughout the years to Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, and throughout the United States. Lorena was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, taught Sunday school, Quilters Club, and Osmond American Legion Auxiliary Post 326. Lorena enjoyed making quilts, gardening, playing cards, camping, and being with her family of which she loved very much. She is survived by four children; a daughter Irene (Dennis) Hill of Sioux City, IA. Son’s Warren (Debra) Kumm of Columbus, Gordon (Ruthie) Kumm of Randolph, LeRoy (Gloria) Kumm of Osmond, daughter-in-law Arlis Kumm of Randolph, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Ervin, son Leland, parents Henry and Luella, three brothers Gerald (Alice), Lester (Donna), Victor, and sister Irene (Al) Mantey. Casket Bearers will be Christopher Hill, Jeff Jones, Todd Kumm, Michael Kumm, Trenton Kumm, Jesse Kumm, Jeremy Kumm, and Travis Kumm. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Lorena L. Kumm

April 10, 1925 - October 28, 2022