Violet Altenbern passed away at the age of 98, on Friday, March 29, 2024.  She was born at Willow, on August 15, 1925 to Arthur and Edna (Thompson) Buchenau.  She married Marvin Altenbern on September 19, 1942 in Lena, he passed away on December 2, 1994.  They farmed in the Lena area.  After they retired from farming, they moved into Lena where Violet volunteered at the Lena Nursing Home for 20 years.  She was known for baking lots of cookies for the treat after Bingo at the nursing home.  She loved helping with the older people.  For seven years she and Marvin would take the Northwest Farmer newspaper to Belvidere to get it printed.  She cleaned the office there, helping…