Lorie Jean Dahleen

Lorie “Jean” Dahleen Jean was born February 23, 1957, in DeWitt, Iowa, the daughter of Jack and Phyllis Klemme. She passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Denison Care Center in Denison, IA at the age of 59.
Jean received her education in the Denison Community Schools and earning her GED. She worked as a stay-at-home mother and when her boys were older, Hallett’s Shoe Store, The Denison Bulletin, KDSN Radio, Farmland, Job Corp, She was baptized in Christ April 21, 1957, in DeWitt, Iowa, and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison on March 26, 1972. On September 8, 1973, Jean was united in marriage to Keith Schwenn They had four sons, Matt, Jared, Nick and Adam. She was then united in marriage to Bruce Dahleen on October 5, 1991.
She loved her children. She loved when her grandchildren came to visit. Grandma's piano bench was the place to be. Taking pictures of her grandchildren was a favorite activity. Her smile and laughter was contagious. Everyone remembers her giving nature and strength of self-reliance. She instilled both if those qualities in her children.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Rick. Survivors include: her husband, Bruce, her sons, Matt and his wife Allana, Jared and his wife Melissa, Nick, and Adam and his wife Shannon, her grandchildren, Joey, Carly, Kaitlyn, Sage, Jack, Devan, Blake, Kalvin, Taylor and Easton. Her sister, Sarah and her husband John, her brother, TJ and his wife Dianna. Along with other relatives and friends.