Meade, Jim (1950-2019)

MEADE, MCKENZIE, OLSON, THAYER, STEIL, NEWBERRY

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 12/12/2020 at 10:52:00

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, June 24, 2019

Jim Meade, of Webster City, died Saturday, June 22, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Rev. Stephen Meyer, officiating. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Private burial will be held at Calvary Cemetery.

Jim was born in 1950 at Sioux City, Iowa. He moved with his family in March 1954 to Webster City, Iowa. As a child, Jim attended Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic school and later graduated from Webster City High School in 1968. Survivors include his son Matthew James Meade, mother M. Virginia Meade, sisters Vickie A. (John ) Meade McKenzie, Karen M. Meade, Donna Sue (Jonathan) Meade Olson, Nancy J. (Robert) Meade Thayer, brother Patrick J. (Janet) Meade, uncle Don (Virginia) Steil, uncle Mike (Esty) Steil and aunt Ellen Newberry, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Jim was pre-deceased by his father, J. R. Dick Meade, brother Larry T. Meade and great nephew Connor J. Meade, paternal and maternal grandparents.

A “jack of all trades” and “master of many”. Jim was always ready to help family and friends to fix a problem or finish a project.

Jim worked for several years for Block Oil company and then Meade insurance services and the bulk of his professional life in ownership of Gold Key Realty, all in Webster City. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Memorials may be made to Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic school or the American Cancer Society.