LaVonda LeeAnn Chadwick Obituary (1932 - 2021)

LaVonda LeeAnn Chadwick of Indianola, Iowa passed away on September 29, 2021 in Johnston, Iowa. There will be a private family graveside service at I.O.O.F Cemetery in Indianola. LaVonda was born May 6, 1932 in LeGrand, Iowa to parents Murial and Millard Dillman. She later moved to Cushing, Oklahoma in 1947, where she cared for her ailing father, did farm chores, and worked in a local sundry. She graduated from Cushing High School in 1949. LaVonda was united in marriage on November 19, 1949 in Gainesville, Texas to returning WWII veteran, Charles J. Chadwick in Cushing. The couple later moved to Marshalltown, Iowa in 1952, then to Des Moines in 1953. For the past 59 years they enjoyed living on their farm near Indianola. LaVonda was a homemaker as well as working as an inspector for Kayot Campers in Indianola. She also worked for John Deere in Ankeny, and Christiani Catering in Des Moines. She accepted Jesus as an 11-year-old child at a Friends Church Bible camp and never looked back. LaVonda was a member of Indianola First Assembly of God Church in Indianola. She still has many precious friends from Galilee Baptist Church in Des Moines. She loved jumping into her truck/camping trailer to visit Southern Gospel Concerts around the nation. When at home, she loved playing Shanghai, music, cooking, camping, animals, and most of all she loved laughing with her family. LaVonda had a way of making every family member and friend feel special when they visited her. LaVonda is survived by her children; Diana Chadwick of Indianola, Iowa, Pastor Kim (Pastor David) Blunt of Foristell, Missouri, and Mark (Penny) Chadwick of Indianola, Iowa. grandchildren; Pastor Daniel (Tamara) Blunt of Wright City, Missouri, and Stephen, Lake St Louis, Missouri, Candi (Jake) Slobodnik of Spring Hill, Kansas, James (Miranda) Chadwick of Indianola, Iowa, Pastor Amanda (Pastor Jon) Olson of Lake Benton, Minnesota, great-grandchildren; Ava Blunt, Ethan Blunt and Lana Blunt, Amelia Chadwick, Eli Chadwick, Oliver Chadwick, Illea Chadwick, Isaiah Olson, David Olson, . Online condolences can be made at www.petersonfuneralservice.com