Obituary for Loma Pearl Nykkanen

Loma Pearl Nykkanen, 71 of Waukon passed away in the Sacred Valley in Cusco, Peru Thursday, November 5, 2009, of lung failure. A Memorial Service will be at the St. Paul''s United Methodist Church of Waukon on Saturday, November, 21, 2009 at 11AM with visitation starting at 9:30 AM. Loma was born August, 17, 1938 in Los Angles, CA and graduated from Hollywood High School. She worked for Pacific Bell 30 years before retiring. She later graduated from the Try Community of Photography in Covina, CA. She became a photographer in International Free Lance Photographer Association and Loma has had several pictures published in magazines and newspapers. Loma loved to travel and after moving to Iowa, Erik & Loma joined the Heritage Club. She was a member of the Browning Club of Waukon, Master Gardener, on the Board of Directors at Nashua Research Farm for Allamakee County, American Legion Auxiliary Harpers Ferry and served as the Senior Vice Commander of the La Crosse unit 521 Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary Lansing and was historian for the State of Wisconsin Military Order of the Purple Heart. She is survived by her husband Erik, two daughters, Michelle Barbari of Long Beach CA, Yvette Barbari of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, step-children Annette Quaderer, Commerce TWP, MI, Erica Hanson of Waukon, IA, and Robert Nykanen, Detroit, AL, a brother Robert (Birgitta) Porter of San Bernardino CA, a sister Joan (Richard) Sweeny of Alexandria, VA, 10 grand children and adoptive grand daughter Jessica Cepeda of Decorah.