Orien Lowenberg, 102, of River Valley Place in Fort Madison, formerly of Donnellson, Iowa, passed away at 4:27 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2026, at River Valley Place.
She was born on April 25, 1923, in Donnellson, Iowa, the daughter of Hugo and Matilda (Krebill) Lowenberg.
After graduating from Donnellson High School in 1941, she was the office assistant in Lee County Farm Bureau and Extension Office in Donnellson. When the office divided in 1955, she remained with the Extension Service. She especially enjoyed her work with 4-H and becoming an honorary 4-H member. After moving to Miami in 1959, where she lived for eighteen years, she first worked for Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance for four years and then as office manager at the Florida Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center for Crippled Children and Adults. Orien loved to travel and visited all forty-eight states plus Alaska, the Canadian Provinces, Mexico and the Bahamas.
She was a life-long member of Zion Mennonite Church in Donnellson, where she had been a Sunday School teacher and served on various committees.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Maurine (Milton) Krebill and Iola (Victor) Spohnheimer; brother: Don (Florence) Lowenberg and twin sisters in infancy.
Survivors include a nephew and nieces, as well as great and great-great nieces and nephews who all treasured Orien as a bonus grandmother
Her body has been entrusted to the crematory of Schmitz Funeral Home for cremation.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Zion Mennonite Church with Pastor Rachelle Luitjens officiating.
Burial will be at a later date at Zion Mennonite Cemetery, Donnellson.
Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Zion Mennonite church cemetery, as Orien requested and can be mailed to the family at: Schmitz Funeral Home, P.O. Box 56, Donnellson, Iowa 52625.
Schmitz Funeral Home of Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.