Mr Gunther "Lorny" Nissen

Pierson, Iowa: Gunther "Lorny" Nissen, 80, of Pierson, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2018 at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Correctionville, IA. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Pierson, IA. Visitation will be 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, with the family present during this time and a prayer service at 5:00 p.m. all at the Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley, IA. Gunther Lorenz "Lorny" Nissen was born August 5, 1937 in Ida Grove, Iowa to Lorenz and Margaretha (Bohrnsen) Nissen. As a young boy, his family moved to Pierson. On March 3, 1961, he married the love of his life, Jeanette Wescott at Trinity Lutheran in Sioux City, Iowa. They made their home in Pierson and together they raised their four children, Kevin, Steven, Larry and Linda. Lorny worked with his father at their blacksmith shop. When his father retired, he took over the business and it became Nissen Implement and Machine. He was well known to many farmers in the area for his talents. He was a member of the Air National Guard, Pierson Fire Department and Pierson Golf Association. He was a big fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, being outside or watching a good western, but his greatest joy was his family.Those left to cherish his memory are his three sons, Kevin and his wife Linda of Tea, South Dakota, Steven and his wife Sandra of Kearney, Missouri, and Larry and his wife Maureen of Moville, Iowa ; eight grandchildren Megan Nissen and her fianc Evan Gardner, Mitchell Nissen, Breannah and her husband Keith Ringler, Camrin Nissen and his fianc Celia Civella, Jillian Nissen, Zachary Nissen, Jaci Nissen, Matthew Nissen and one great grandchild Brayden Ringler; a sister Beverly White and her husband Reginald; sister-in -law Phyllis Sieling; nieces Melissa Smith, Pam Patton and Deanna Sieling; nephews David and Gary White. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jeanette, his daughter Linda and brother-in-law, Robert Seiling.