Funeral services for Krista Kathryn Gafkjen, 56, of Panora, will be held at Panorama High School Auditorium on Saturday, December 14th at 3:00 PM with a visitation at 1:00 PM. The service can be watched live online through the Panora Lighthouse Assembly of God Facebook page, you can find that at: www.facebook.com/
In lieu of flowers, the family requests physical or monetary donations be made to the family to be used for packing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child in her memory, to continue her mission of spreading love and faith. Suggestions for physical items to give can be found at: tinyurl.com/KristaOCC .
Twigg Funeral Home, Panora, is entrusted with her services.
She is survived by her husband, Kelly Gafkjen; her children Kallin (Anna) Gafkjen, Kody Gafkjen, KC (Jon) Griffin, and Kordell (Madison) Gafkjen; her grandchildren, Isaiah, Graham, Natalie, Hayden, and June (due January 2025); her siblings, Kelly (Joe) O’Flaherty, Kerri Jo (Jamie) Svoboda, Kraig (Lynda Tiller) Bushnell, Kevin Bushnell, Kent (Chrissy) Bushnell, and Erica Wood; her parents-in-love: Erine & Jan Gafkjen; her bonus siblings: Todd (Tammy Hammer) Gafkjen, Eric (Amy) Gafkjen, Ginny (Jim) Jeche, and Jared (Rachel) Gafkjen; bonus daughter: Natalia Kryger; as well as many, many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests physical or monetary donations be made to the family to be used for packing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child in her memory, to continue her mission of spreading love and faith. Suggestions for physical items to give can be found at: tinyurl.com/KristaOCC .
Twigg Funeral Home, Panora, is entrusted with her services.