James E. "Jim" ORMSBY
ORMSBY, MCCRODEN, THRONSON, MEINECKE, PURCELL, LOSEY, KEARNEY
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 10/5/2011 at 19:49:10
Obituary - James E. "Jim" Ormsby
Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Thursday, May 26, 2005VENTURA — James E. "Jim" ORMSBY, 92, Forest City, formerly of rural Ventura, died Tuesday (May 24, 2005) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 Ninth Ave S. in Clear Lake. Interment will be at Clear Lake Cemetery. Military honors will be by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, with a Scriptural wake service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given to the James E. ORMSBY Memorial Fund.
Jim was born Aug. 7, 1912, in Woden, the son of John and Josie (McCRODEN) ORMSBY. He attended parochial schools in Wesley, and Wesley High School.
Jim farmed until entering the U.S. Army during World War II.
He married Maxine THRONSON on Oct. 22, 1946, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. They continued to live on Maxine's family farm south of Ventura. He painted for more than 40 years and also helped on the farm. Maxine and Jim had celebrated 56 years together.
Jim loved his music, playing the guitar, harmonica and violin. He enjoyed going to nursing homes and playing his music. Jim and Maxine loved to dance and won a dance contest at the Surf. He was everybody's friend.
Jim took pride in his faith, family and music his whole life. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, and the Knights of Columbus Counsel No. 7897 of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner, and enjoyed singing in the church choir.
Jim is survived three daughters: Kathy MEINECKE and her husband, Don, Forest City, Karen PURCELL and her husband, Dan, Clear Lake, and Joan LOSEY and her husband, Brad, Clear Lake; seven grandchildren: Christopher and Jennifer MEINECKE, Michael and special friend, Carmen, Matthew, Benjamin and Rachel PURCELL and Courtney LOSEY; one sister, Mary ORMSBY, Sacramento, Calif.; and many special cousins.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, wife Maxine on Oct. 5, 2003; grand-daughter, Sara Purcell; brother, Joe ORMSBY; sister, Eileen KEARNEY; and one infant sister.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2011
Cerro Gordo Obituaries maintained by Lynn Diemer-Mathews.
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