FISHEL, John S.

FISHEL, GIEGER, REECE, KRULL

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/23/2013 at 23:57:15

John S. Fishel, 69, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center,
Mason City, Iowa. His funeral service was held Monday, June 23, at the United
Methodist Church, Clear Lake. The Rev. Jan Burnett officiated. Military honors
were provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in
charge or arrangements. Interment was held at the Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorials
may be given to the John S. Fishel Memorial Fund.

John was born Aug. 15, 1934, in Vinton, Iowa, the son of Everette and Doris
(Gieger) Fishel. He attended school in Walker, Iowa. He married Betty Reece on
Sept. 3, 1955 in Walker. He served in the United States Army and they lived in
Oklahoma. After the service they moved to Independence, Iowa where John worked
at Massey Ferguson and at the United Methodist Church as a custodian. In 1972 he
transferred to Clear Lake with Massey Ferguson.

John married Edna Krull Aug. 15, 1993. He later worked at the United Methodist
Church Camp and then with Frank Bescher. He was a life long member of the
United Methodist Church.

He worked at the Clear Lake State Park and in January 2003 became certified by
the DNR.

John loved his children and grandchildren and enjoyed spoiling them and was
known to play jokes on them. He was a big John Wayne fan, enjoyed traveling,
camping, woodworking and fishing. John always kept busy doing odd jobs for his
friends. He lived life to the fullest.

John is survived by three children, Randy Fishel, Clear Lake, Rick Fishel and
his wife Sherri, Mason City, and Wanda Folkerts and her husband, Larry, Crystal
Lake, Iowa; five grandchildren, Eric Fishel, Travis Folkerts, Ryan Fishel, Megan
Fishel and Tracie Folkerts; three brothers, Gary Fishel, New Hampton, Iowa, Rex
Fishel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Craig Fishel, Manchester, Iowa; one sister, Karen
Shaffer, Fredericksburg, Va.; and a special friend, Sharon Koehler, Charles
City, Iowa.

John was preceded in death by his parents; wives, Betty and Edna and his sister,
Linda.