LaVonne K. Luther, 100, passed away on March 30, 2024, at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, Fla. LaVonne was from Oelwein, where she met her future husband, Bill, while they were in school. They both graduated from Luther College in Decorah. For three years, she was an elementary school teacher in northeast Iowa until her son, Greg, was born. In 1955, LaVonne and Bill moved to McGregor, where they successfully owned and operated a hotel, motel, restaurant, pub and gift shop. In 1967, LaVonne and family moved to Florida where she worked for the Ormond Beach Police Department. In 1984, LaVonne and Bill returned to McGregor and ran the Noah’s Ark Gift Shop.