FURLEIGH, John Philip "Jack"

FURLEIGH, HEIDENREICH, DIESBURG, HOLLAND, THOMPSON, PEDERSON, GOODMAN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/19/2013 at 17:24:51

Clear Lake Mirror Reporter
Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, December 22, 2003

Obituary - John "Jack" Philip Furleigh

John "Jack" Philip Furleigh, 68, of Clear Lake, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at the USA Health Care Center in Mason City.

A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake, with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating. Military honors will be by members of the United States Marine Corps and by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Clear Lake. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

The family of Jack Furleigh has requested that memorial contributions be made to the American Legion Boys State, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, or to Opportunity Village in Clear Lake in his memory.

Jack Furleigh was born on Dec. 24, 1934, in Clear Lake, the son of Philip and Anna (Heidenreich) Furleigh. He attended and received his education in the Clear Lake School system, graduating from Clear Lake High School. He was inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps on July 1, 1953, in Des Moines and was honorably discharged on June 30, 1956, in Miami, Fla. After his honorable discharge, Jack came back to the north Iowa area and attended and graduated from NIACC in Mason City, and also graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. degree. After completing his schooling he worked for State Farm Insurance in Mason City, and also worked for Allied Group Insurance in Des Moines until his retirement.

He was united in marriage to Jean Diesburg on Jan. 7, 1968, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Jack was very active in doing volunteer work for Opportunity Village in Clear Lake, and the American Legion Boy's State. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family.

He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake, past commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Clear Lake, and was very active in the Republican Party in Iowa.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Philip Edward Furleigh and his wife, Margaret, of Minneapolis, Minn., James "Tony" Anthony Furleigh and his wife, Laura, of Mason City, Janelle Marie Holland and son-in-law, Anthony, Holland of Woden, Iowa, and Curt Thompson and his wife, Dona, of Forest City, Iowa; five grandchildren, Steven Thompson, Josh Holland, Patrick Furleigh, Katherine and Gabrielle Furleigh; brothers and sister, Phyllis Pederson, Lake Mills, Iowa, Roberta Goodman and her husband, Richard, Urbandale, Iowa, Richard Furleigh and his wife, Dorothy, Oelwein, Iowa, James Furleigh and his wife, Mary, Fallbrook, Calif. and Frank Furleigh, Texas City, Texas; as well as other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jean Furleigh; and two brothers, Patrick and Tom Furleigh.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2013