Virginia Looft Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Virginia Looft, age 75, of Algona passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019, at the Algona Good Samaritan Care Center. Funeral services will be 11 am on Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Tom Schlund officiating. Burial will be in Blakjer Cemetery near Seneca. Visitation will be 4 – 6 pm on Tuesday at the Trinity Life Center. Virginia Lee Hoppe Looft (Jini) daughter of Glen and Edna (Genrich) Hoppe was born February 9, 1944, at the Hoppe family farm in Waverly Township, Martin County, West of Truman, MN. Virginia was baptized into the Lutheran Faith by Pastor ET Heyne at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman on March 12, 1944. Virginia attended St Paul’s Lutheran Parochial School for grades 1-8 and did her confirmation at that time. She went on to Truman Public High School for the completion of her high school education. While in high school, she was active in Future Homemakers of America, drama, music, speech, and also had the job of Office Assistant. She also did much babysitting for nieces and nephews. Virginia met her future husband, David Looft, in October of 1961, and they were married at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman on June 20, 1962. They made their home North of Fenton, IA, in Seneca Township on Highway 15 for 26 years, during which time David farmed with his father, Henry Looft. Here they raised their family of four children; Brian, Scott, Janet, and Jason. In March 1988, they moved to the family farm one mile west of Seneca. Virginia was an active member of The Club of the Seventies along with having a big garden, canning, sewing, taking care of her numerous flower beds and running with their kids. They were members of Blakjar Lutheran Church in rural Seneca and in 1971, they transferred to St John’s Lutheran Church in Fenton where all of their children were confirmed. In 2010 they transferred to Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, IA, and in Jan 2012 they bought a home in Algona and moved to town. A first for both of them. Over her lifetime Virginia wore many different hats. She was a licensed Nursing Assistant working at the Heritage Nursing Home in Bancroft, IA; Lakeview Methodist Nursing Home, Fairmont, MN and the Lutz Wing at Fairmont Community Hospital in Fairmont, MN. As a farmer, she often helped her husband in the fields with the farm chores, sewing, a Sunday school teacher, vacation bible school teacher, active in band mothers and in later years. genealogy tracing both her family and her husband’s family history, she also very much loved her family. Of all the different hats she wore the ones she wore the proudest were the hats of wife, mother, homemaker, and dancing with her husband. Virginia is survived by her children, Brian Looft and his wife Julie of Witchita, KS, Scott Looft and Nichol Foertsch of Algona, IA, Janet Nyman and her husband Arlen of Algona, IA, and Jason Looft and his wife Jennifer of Lewisville, TX; nine grandchildren, Air Force Captain Jessica (Pat) Meade, Steven, Eric, Evan, Ashley, Samantha and Matthew Looft and Benjamin and Ashton Nyman; one brother, Freeman Hoppe and his wife Marion of St James, MN; one sister-in-law, Carol Hoppe (Mrs. Marvin) of Eden Prairie, MN; one brother-in-law, John Looft and his wife Patricia of Victoria, MN, and one sister-in-law Elaine Looft and her husband Bill Schulz of Arlington Heights, IL and many nieces, nephews and friends. She will be missed. She was preceded in death by her parents Glen and Edna Hoppe of Truman, MN; Husband, David Looft; Parents-in-law Henry and Cena Looft of Fenton, IA; two brothers Milford and his wife Lois of Truman, MN and Marvin of Eden Prairie, MN; one sister Shirley and her husband Robert Thate of Cylon, MN and one brother-in-law Richard Looft of Arlington Heights, IL. She also was preceded in death by all her Uncles and Aunts and some cousins and nieces.

Virginia Looft

February 9, 1944 - March 8, 2019