Saturday, October 22, 2022

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Alicen Rose Morley, 36, Ames. Originally from New York. Ogdensburg, NY HS.Clarkson University, 2008. Earned two Bachelor Of Science degrees and received a Master of Science degree in teaching from SUNY Potsdam. Later, earned a Masters of Arts degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. In 2012, Kristopher Michael Lee took a position in the math department at ISU. Alicen soon moved to Iowa and the couple married in 2016. In 2014, she had become a social studies teacher at Boone High School, serving a total of five years and earning many honors, including an Iowa Social Studies Teacher of the Year award in 2017 and a National Social Studies Teacher of the Year honor in 2018. In 2019, she enrolled at ISU, where she anticipated earning her Ph.D in Education in 2024. Survivors include her husband, Kris, her mother and stepfather, Susan and Mitchell Shannon, her father, Thomas Morley, a brother, a sister and in-laws. Services in Ames.

     Jay Allan Runestad, 84, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in South Dakota. Hiremore, SD HS. Married Judith Anne King in 1959. Attended the South Dakota School of Mines, the University of Wyoming and South Dakota State University, where he earned graduate degrees in physics, chemistry and engineering. He also earned a Professional Engineer's license. Jay taught in country school and high school before the family moved to Boone in 1975 when he began working for Portland Cement Association. Eventually, he took a position as Executive Director of the North Central Cement Promotion Association. He retired in 2003. During his employment years, he taught classes at DMACC and after retirement, he was active in the engineering and cement industries, belonged to professional organizations and did consulting work. Survivors include his wife Judith, adult children, including Cheryl Runestad and Carrie Runestad of Boone. A sister also survives. Services in Boone.

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