Frances Alvung

Frances Mary Alvung, 100, of Eldora, Iowa, formerly of Oelwein, Iowa died from natural causes Friday, October 13, 2006, at Valley View Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora.



Frances Mary Alvung was born November 26,1905 in Cory Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry and Nellie (Duke) Leighner. She was raised in Butler, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Frances taught school in Pennsylvania. Frances and Rolf Alvung were married in April of 1928. The couple moved to Oelwein, Iowa in 1932. Frances taught school in Maynard, Iowa for many years. In 2000 she moved to Eldora to be closer to her daughter. Frances was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora.



She is survived by her daughter: Mary Ann Melton of Eldora, Iowa; 3 grandchildren: Mary Feser, William A. Melton and Claudia Jackson; 6 great grandchildren: Margaret and Laura Jackson, Holly, Kelsey and Zachary Feser and Miles Melton; 2 great great grandchildren: Kaitlyn and Jackson. She was preceded in death by her husband Rolf and a son-in-law Bill Melton