Loren Gonnerman

January 17, 1957 - August 14, 2016

Memorial services for 59 year old Loren D. Gonnerman of Pace, Florida and formerly of Spirit Lake will be held Wednesday September 7th at 3:00 PM at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home. Loren passed away on August 14, 2016 at his home in Florida. Loren was born on January 17, 1957 in Hartley, Iowa to Donald and June (Hansen) Gonnerman. After graduating from Arnolds Park High School in 1975, Loren enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He received his basic training in Pensacola, FL, then served in San Diego, CA through 1977. His passion for cooking led him to working at the Spirit Lake HyVee Deli, Piccadilly Pizza in Milford and other food establishments in Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey and Colorado. He began working as a copier technician for Canon Office Systems in Sioux City, Spirit Lake, Panama City, FL and Pensacola, FL. He retired earlier this year. Loren is survived by his mother, June of Hartley; sisters, Karolyn (Tom) Erichsen of Spirit Lake and Colleen (James) Johnson of Sutherland; a sister-in-law, Denise Gonnerman of Spirit Lake; aunts, Doris Nagel and LaVonne Hansen both of Hartley; seven nieces and nephews and their children; his special friends, Natasha Bailey, Olive and Silvey of St. Louis, MO; and many cousins, other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald and a brother, David Gonnerman. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Loren’s name and directed to the Humane Society, 1255 23rd Street, Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20037.