Todd Pladsen

Todd R. Pladsen, 57, of Bellevue, NE, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 5th, at 11:00 AM at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, IA, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating, and burial at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Monday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Todd Roger Pladsen was born October 11, 1961, in Waukon, IA, the son of Roger and Sandra (Gray) Pladsen. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1980. Todd worked in the oil fields in Wyoming for 25 years. He then moved back to Iowa and went to work for a trucking firm in Cedar Rapids, IA, driving throughout the United States. He found his passion in driving semi and loved being able to travel. On July 2, 1994, he married Annette Hay in Vinton, IA. They had three children and later divorced.

Survivors include his children: Christopher Pladsen, Cassandra Pladsen, and Makinsey Pladsen, all of Omaha, NE; his parents Roger and Sandra "Sandy" Pladsen of Waterville, IA; three brothers: Mark (Sheila) Pladsen and Matt Pladsen, both of Waukon, and Steve (Michele) Pladsen of Harpers Ferry, IA; along with his nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandparents Wallace and Ruby Pladsen and Stan and Lillian Gray.

Casketbearers are Christopher, Mark, Matt, and Steve Pladsen, Scott Selberg, and Noah Thomas.