ESCOBEDO, Inacio "Jack"

ESCOBEDO, MEJIA, BIRKE, RODRIGUEZ, PHILLIPS, FULTS, BERGDALE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/30/2016 at 04:33:38

Obituary ~ Inacio "Jack" M. Escobedo
July 31, 1932 ~ March 11, 1998

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
March 13, 1998

MASON CITY — Inacio "Jack" M. Escobedo, 65, of 503 S. Pierce Ave., Mason City, died Wednesday (March 11, 1998) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth St. S.E., with the Rev. David Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

Inacio "Jack" M. Escobedo was born July 31, 1932, at Hearne, Texas, the son of Jose M. and Delores R. (Mejia) Escobedo.

He married Verna Jean Birke on July 2, 1954, at the Evangelical Brethen Church, Ventura, with the Rev. Alfred Rau officiating.

In the late 1950s and 60s, he co-owned and operated "Virg and Jack's" Texaco Gas Station in Clear Lake. Also, he worked at Armour Foods from 1953 to August, 1977. Later he was employed at North Iowa Mercy Health Center from September 1977, until his retirement in July of 1994.

Jack hosted a radio show on KSMN in Mason City from 1966 to 1975, called Fiesta Nortena, featuring all TexMex style music. He also loved playing TexMex music on his accordion, as well as playing bluegrass music.

Jack loved spending time with his family, going camping, attending bluegrass festivals, and working in his garden and yard.

He was a member of Elks Lodge #375, Mason City, the American Hispanic Club, and was a founding member of the Temple Baptist Church, Mason City.

Survivors include his wife, Verna Escobedo, Mason City; two sons, Douglas Escobedo, Mason City, and Randy Escobedo and his wife, Kay, Cedar Rapids; two grandchildren, Aunna Escobedo and Noah Escobedo, Cedar Rapids; three brothers, Louis Escobedo and his wife, Mary, Fort Dodge, Greg Escobedo and his wife, Olga, Panama City, Fla., and Raymond Escobedo and his wife, Debbie, Flint, Mich.; four sisters, Mary Rodriguez, Houston, Texas, Lucy Phillips and her husband, Andrew, National City, Mich., Juanita Fults and her husband, Leon, Kellogg, and Cecelia Bergdale and her husband, Jerry, Mason City; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2016