Lana Kay Bellmer

Lana K. Bellmer, 66, of Oelwein, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her home.

Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Friday, August 14, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church, Oelwein with Rev. Leo Combs-Lay officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein and after 9:30 A.M. Friday at the church.
Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice, Waterloo.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Lana Kay Turner was born on February 27, 1949 in Oelwein, Iowa the daughter of Jay T. & Shirley Ann (Stolfus) Turner. She was raised by her guardians, Herman & Anna Marie Stolfus.
Lana attended school in Oelwein at Southside, Parkside, Harlan, Junior High and the Oelwein Community High School. She continued her education at Northeast Iowa Area Community College in Calmar where she received an award for her high math and English skills.
Lana was united in marriage to Robert Dale Bellmer on December 14, 1964 in Independence, Iowa. Lana was a longtime Oelwein resident. She was a devoted wife to Bob and mother to Bobby and Tim. Lana helped raise many children by babysitting and was a volunteer caregiver to many. She had worked as a cook at the Skyway Inn in Reinbeck, in Oelwein as a waitress and cook at the White Spot Cafe, at Schuchmann's Pharmacy as a clerk, at Sportsman Restaurant, at Gulf States Plastics (Triangle Plastics), and as an assistant manager at the Holiday Gas Station and then the Hardee's Restaurant.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she had been active in the choir and was on the decorating committee. She also was a member of the Oelwein American Legion Auxiliary. Lana was previously a Cub Scout leader, had served on the Wings Park Elementary PTA and was a volunteer in reading classes in the elementary schools.

Lana enjoyed sewing, crocheting, writing poems, composing songs, art, playing keyboard, camping, fishing, hunting deer and pheasants, snowmobiling and spending time with her family.

Left to cherish Lana's memory are her husband: Bob Bellmer of Oelwein;
2 sons: Bobby (Deb) Bellmer of Ainsworth &
Tim Bellmer of Oelwein;
5 grandchildren: Austin Bellmer, Anthony, Lincoln, Casandra "Cassie" Bellmer and Derek Holmes;
sister: Roxie Jacobsen of Oelwein;
brother: Jerry Turner (Maureen Pint) of Independence;
brother: Jim (Sherry) Turner of Elk Run Heights,
sister: Frances (Darrell) Newsom,
brother: Ed Turner of Waterloo and
many nieces and nephews.

Lana was preceded in death by her parents, guardians and a sister at birth, Heidi Turner.