In Memory of Lisa A. Showalter

Lisa A. Showalter, of Ida Grove, formerly of Riverdale, Iowa Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 12, 2015, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Father Richard D. Ball will officiate. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery of Ida Grove, Iowa. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.christensenvanhouten.com 

Lisa grew up in Denmark and attended school. After graduating from high school, Lisa came from Denmark to the United States in 1949.  Making her home in Davenport, Iowa, Lisa became employed as a nanny.

Lisa met Raymond Showalter in Davenport, Iowa and the couple were united into marriage at St. Anthony Catholic Church in 1952. Raymond welcomed Lisa’s daughter Lenee.

Lisa went back to school to become a Registered Nurse. She was employed at Franciscan Hospital in Rock Island. Lisa worked as a nurse until she retired in 1985.

Lisa enjoyed gardening, playing cards, traveling, wintering in Florida, visiting, and spending time with family.

Lisa is survived by her daughter, Lenee and her husband Dr. John Sinnott of Ida Grove, Iowa; grandchildren, Annie Sinnott and special friend Cindi Sherman of Chicago, Illinois; Daniel and Michelle Sinnott of Davenport, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Jenna Sinnott and Jackson Sinnott; step great-grandchild, Alexis Hagger; one nephew, one niece; and sister-in-law, Inga Lyngholm of Ashville, North Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Marie Nielsen; husband, Raymond Showalter; brother, Edgar Lyngholm; and sister, Margrethe Lyngholm.