LuVerne Tomhave

1928 - 2010

LUVERNE LADDIE TOMHAVE LuVerne Laddie Tomhave, died 10/3/2010. She was born November 24, 1928 in Arpin, Wisconsin. LuVerne was an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk/Potawatomie tribe of Wisconsin. She had lived in Riverside, CA for 38 years. Cause of death was multiple myeloma. She died surrounded by her six children in Riverside, CA, at her home while receiving hospice support. She was divorced and her ex-husband died in 1991. Before marriage she was a secretary for the Army, stopped working to raise her children and returned to work in 1974 as a social service aide in the residential department at Sherman Indian High school. She retired from Sherman Indian in 1994. She completed high school and some vocational training at Haskell Indian Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. She was Miss Haskell in 1947. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Riverside, CA. She was also a member of NARFE, a member of the American Indian Elder community of Riverside and was very active at the Janet Goeske Center. Lu got her first passport in 1998 and began traveling the world, including England, France, Italy, Canada, Germany and Switzerland. She also cruised extensively and loved to travel. She loved physical activity and exercise especially walking, yoga, water aerobics and tai chi. She loved her grandchildren (who called her "GoGo") and was very proud of all of them. Until this year, Lu was very fortunate to have great health. She walked her first 10K at the age of 80. The family would like to extend thanks to all LuVerne\'s friends, and to Melissa Tomhave, Dorothy Young, and the staff Sherman Indian High School for their love and support. A memorial Catholic mass will be held on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church at 3774 Jackson St., Riverside, CA. She was buried on October 6, 2010, in Wisconsin in a traditional Potawatomie ceremony. There will be a potluck reception following the mass at Sherman Indian High School, Bennett Hall, 9010 Magnolia Ave., Riverside.