Andrea Sonksen

Andrea Marie Sonksen, age 22, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died suddenly of an allergic reaction to a peanut product on Sunday, April 18, 1999, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at the First United Methodist Church in Ida Grove, with Reverend Marvin Lindley officiating. Committal services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon. Friends may call at the Christensen-Ciha Funeral Home in Ida Grove on Tuesday from 3-8 p.m. with the family present from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Born December 23, 1976, in Manning, Iowa, Andrea was the daughter of Charles A. and Kathleen (Delp) Sonksen. She attended schools at Audubon and Ida Grove and was most recently employed as a production assistant at Ida Services, Inc. in Battle Creek. She loved to cook, and enjoyed music, art, and spending time with her friends.

Andrea was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Dethlef Sonksen.
Survivors include her parents, Charles and Kathleen Sonksen of Ida Grove, one sister, Melanie Sonksen of Sioux City; her paternal grandmother, Dorothy Sonksen of Harlan and maternal grandparents, Warren and Irene Delp of Ogden.