Keith Lau

Keith H. Lau, age 78, of Garnavillo, IA, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at the Lau family farm rural Guttenberg, IA following a brief illness. He was born the son of Herbert and Florence (Herman) Lau, March 8, 1932, near Littleport, Iowa Keith attended country school, and graduated from the Garnavillo High School in 1949. He then served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1954. On July 27, 1953, he was united in marriage with Valene Siebrecht at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elkader. He farmed and was an agency manager for Farm Bureau Insurance Agency in Vinton for 31 years. He was a member of the Farm Bureau Board, District Board for the Iowa Conservation Service, North East Iowa Antique Assoc., Clay-Gar American Legion Post #723, and a Garnavillo Booster member. He enjoyed reading, traveling, gardening, spending time in the woods especially mushroom hunting. He is survived by his wife Valene; three daughters, Linda (Gary) Hansen of Alton, LuAnn (Don) Hicks of Cody, Wyoming, and Lisa (Paul) Haller of Minneapolis, Minnesota; three sons, Kevin (Kimberly) Lau of Elkader, Kris Lau of Guttenberg, and Kurt (Amy) Lau of Clive; ten grandchildren, Jeremy Hansen, Kelsey Hansen, Jenna Hansen, Adam Lau, Grace Lau, Maggie Haller, Ming Li Haller, Michael Lau, Thomas Lau and Elizabeth Lau; one sister, Nancy Saboe of West Union; step-grandchildren Kylie (Wes ) Hanson, Jeff Haller, Zach Haller, Wendy Haller, and Taylor Haller; one step-great granddaughter, Kassi Hanson; and many nieces, nephews, family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Ivanelle Sutherland and grandson, Christian Benjamin Lau.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Iowa Hospice foundation or the American Cancer Society.Visitation: Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. July 15, 2010 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Garnavillo, IowaFuneral Service: Friday 10:30 A.M. July 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Elkader, IowaInterment: Garnavillo Community Cemetery Service Information A service summary is not available