TUCKER, Wallace James 1928-2011

TUCKER, BUTLER, COLWELL

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 12/20/2011 at 20:32:10

Wallace J. Tucker

Birth: October 14, 1928
Death: December 15, 2011

Wallace J. Tucker, 83, of Charles City, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.

Memorial services for Wallace Tucker will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd. Pastor Martha Bennett of Grace United Methodist Church will officiate. Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery at Charles City. Military honors will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit. The family will greet friends at the church an hour prior to the service.

Wallace James Tucker was born October 14, 1928, in rural Nashua, the son of Amos and Dorothy (Butler) Tucker. He graduated from Nashua High School in 1947. Wallace proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. On October 11, 1969, he was united in marriage to Beverly Colwell. Wallace farmed in the Charles City area all of his life. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. His interests included postage stamp collecting, plastic canvas crafts, woodworking, bird watching and feeding and other wildlife as well. Being a farmer at heart he enjoyed growing plants.

Living family members include three children, Roger (Misty) Tucker of Charles City, Dean Tucker of Minnesota and Robin (Mike) Kuehn of Oregon, Ill.; six grandchildren, Amanda Mincks, Alan Numedahl, Jamie Tucker, Matthew Kuehn, Kaitlyn Kuehn and Lucas Kuehn; two sisters, Jean Jungkans of Millington, Tenn. and Charollette Neilsen of Palm Harbor, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, on May 3, 2008; a daughter, Cindy Satterfield; and a son, Donald Tucker.

Memorials may be directed to the Veterans of Foreign Wars or Disabled American Veterans.

[ Hauser Funeral Home obituary, 12/20/2011 ]