NEWBURG, Justin Adrian "Jay" 1945-2004

NEWBURG, MATSON, BUDOLFSON

Posted By: Jeffrey R. Phillips (email)
Date: 2/12/2004 at 22:00:25

Justin "Jay" Newburg
By: 02/12/2004

October 17, 1945-February 7, 2004

IOWA FALLS - Justin Adrian "Jay" Newburg, 58, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at his home in Iowa Falls. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials may be sent in Jay's name to the Security State Bank, 207 Isabella, Radcliffe, IA, 50230. The family is establishing a college scholarship and Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp fund. People may also send memorials to their favorite charity or church.

Jay was born Oct. 17, 1945, at Mason City to Melford S. "Sam" and Dorothy E. (Matson) Newburg. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1964 and attended Mason City Junior College (NIACC). Jay graduated from University of Northern Iowa in 1970 with a M.A. in speech language pathology. On April 5, 1992, he was united in marriage to Ann Budolfson in Iowa Falls. He worked for the Franklin and Hardin county superintendent of schools, which later became Area Education Agency 6 (AEA6) working with students in Hampton, Chapin, Eldora, Iowa Falls, Alden, New Providence, Hubbard and Radcliffe.

Jay returned to UNI to study educational technology and library media sciences. He worked at Blackhawk and Jewett elementaries in Waterloo and taught teacher development classes for the Waterloo Community School District. Jay and Ann taught workshops for UNI's Iowa Educational Technology Training Institute. Currently Jay was technology coordinator at Hubbard-Radcliffe where he taught sixth grade technology classes and directed the high school plays and musicals. He was president of the Hubbard-Radcliffe Education Association.

Jay was active in church and community theater. He had a special gift for history and linguistics, and a deep love of theater, music and books. Genealogy and cooking were his hobbies, specializing in Swedish delicacies. Jay was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and St. Matthew's-By-The-Bridge Episcopal Church in Iowa Falls.

Survivors include his wife, Ann; his mother, Dorothy Newburg of Mason City; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Budolfson of Ames; a brother-in-law, Art Budolfson and wife Marilyn; two nieces, Angella and Katherine Budolfson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; aunts Millie Matson of Mason City and Ellen Bauer of Detroit Lakes, Minn.; cousins and their families; and many special loving friends. He was preceded in death by his father, his grandparents, five aunts and eight uncles.

Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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