LaVonne Mydland, 90, of Inwood, Iowa, July 3, 2013.

She was born Feb. 28, 1923, at Canton, S.D., daughter of Griffith and Inez (Hotvet) Stensland. The family lived near Inwood and she graduated from Inwood High School. She attended Black Hills Teacher College and taught in country school. On Aug. 30, 1943, she married Harold S. Mydland. They made their home near Inwood and she was Lyon County clerk of district court for 26 years and was appointed to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission in 1984 by the governor. She was superintendent of Sunday School at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in earlier years, was a 4-H leader, past president of Business and Professional Club, served on Iowa Judicial Nominating Committee for State Supreme Court Judges, volunteered at the Chamber of Commerce and was a member of Lyon County Historical Society, PEO Chapter JB and Trinity Lutheran Church.

In 1988 she moved to Washington state to be near her daughters and returned to Inwood in 2010.

She is survived by son Gary Mydland and wife Betty of Inwood; daughters Cherl Schneider of Enumclaw and Lana McLaughlin and husband Mac of Aurora, Ind.; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; son-in-law Terry Schneider; grandson Jarrett McLaughlin; and sister and brother-in-law Dorothy and Norman Thorson.

Memorial Service were July 8. The family prefers memorials be directed to Fellowship Village in Inwood. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.