Mary Jean Sandeen

Mary Jean Sandeen, age 84, of Lidderdale, IA, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 at Accura Healthcare in Carroll.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll with Rev. Lance Charlot officiating.   Visitation will be held at the funeral home for one hour prior to the service.  Casket bearers will be Brian, Jerry, Kevin, David, and Dwight Sandeen, and Mike and Jeff Brown.  Burial will be at the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery in Van Meter.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll.

Mary was born on April 13, 1937 in Elgin, IA, and she was the daughter of John and Lila (Gruver) Barnhouse.  She grew up in Clermont, IA, where she graduated from High School in 1956.  She attended the Upper Iowa University.  Mary was married to Charles Sandeen on January 23, 1958 at First Baptist Church in Des Moines.  The couple made their home in Lanesboro and moved to Lidderdale in 1994.  Charles worked for Carroll Manufacturing  and Mary was a homemaker and stay at home mother.  She enjoyed crocheting, making quilts, knitting, attending Bethel Baptist Church and teaching Sunday School.

Mary is survived by her six children and families: Brian Sandeen of Scranton, Jerry Sandeen of Manning, Kevin Sandeen of Manning, daughter Kelly Kaspersen of Carroll, David Sandeen (Christiane) of Norfolk, VA, and Dwight Sandeen of Rolla, MO; four grandsons: Adam, Andrew, Jason, and Justin; three great-grandchildren: Eleanor, Aria, and Alexander; a sister Wanda Flatland of Cresco, IA, a sister-in-law Judy Barnhouse of Coggon, IA and Cecile Barnhouse of Colorado; and several nieces and nephews.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Lew, Fred, and Johnny; a son-in-law Terry Kaspersen, and her husband Charles in 2020.