LaVerne Bjustrom

LaVerne Leon Bjustrom, age 90, of Webster City passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 4, 2026 at Foster Funeral & Cremation Center with visitation one hour prior to service. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Webster City Links starting at 3:30 p.m.

LaVerne grew up on a farm south of Stanhope and graduated from Stanhope High School in 1954. He worked for the Stanhope Coop/Lumber Yard for one year before enlisting in the United States Army in 1955. He served in the United States and Korea for two years. LaVerne came home to work at the Stanhope Coop/ Lumber Yard until he started farming in 1959.

LaVerne married Janice Firnhaber on August 29,1959 and lived on the farm where they had three children. He started selling grain bins in 1969 and opened his first office in Webster City in 1971. In 1983, they moved to an acreage south of Webster City. Laverne eventually moved to a larger location for his business and owned and operated Bjustrom Bins until 1995 when he sold it to his sons Mark and Kurt. LaVerne and Janice moved to town in early August of this year.

LaVerne loved a joke, a good story, golfing, fishing and bossing people around! He loved his family, three grandchildren and many relatives and friends.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Janice, children: Mark Bjustrom, Kurt Bjustrom (Stacie) , Shelli (Duane) Hassebrock and grandchildren: Kyli, Kane and Koby Hassebrock.

LaVerne was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Keisha Hassebrock in infancy and brother, Merlin Bjustrom.