Katherine Lorene Hart

Katherine “Lorene” Hart, age 80, of Pleasantville, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family at the home of her daughter near Laurel, Iowa, on the morning of Friday, November 8th.           A celebration of Life service under the direction of her family will be held at a later date. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com . Memorials may be directed to her family. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown is caring for Mrs. Hart and her family. Ph. 641-844-1234. Born Katherine Lorene Hagen on January 25th, 1939, in Adair, Iowa, she was the daughter of LuDell and Bess (Blakely) Hagen. She attended Des Moines Technical High School in Des Moines.   Lorene was a longtime familiar face in working in area restaurants and she also worked at an insurance company. She truly loved life and enjoyed flowers, getting her hair done every Wednesday, going to the pond to feed the ducks, watching airplanes come in and take off, playing games, watching deer at Red Rock, fishing, camping, the Chicago Cubs, going to Dollar General, learning to run the computer, listening to the police scanner, feeding birds outside, the Iowa Hawkeyes and played “match-maker” for her grandchildren right up to her passing. It was a great day when any of the above events could be done with her family!     Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Dwayne Hart, whom she married on March 13th, 1967; her two daughters- Lory Dianne Hart (Scott Zern) and Deanna Lynne (Mark) McDonald; grandchildren- Dominic Vilmain, Elliott Vilmain, David (Emily) Bernardino, Alex Bernardino and Scott (Chrissy) Bernardino; great-grandchildren- Alexia Bernardino, Kayden Bernardino, Max Bernardino and baby boy Bernardino soon to join the family! Also surviving are her siblings- Michael (Kimberly) Hagen, Johnny (Sandie) Hagen, Tommy (Wanda) Hagen, Mary Anne Hagen, Suzy (Butch) Woods and Betty Lou Hagen as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.  In death, she has rejoined her parents, and siblings Sally Hagen, Larry Hagen, Nihl (Joe) Hagen, Kenneth Hagen and Lynn Hagen.