James J. 'Tuck' Tucker, 22 Sep 1932 - 21 Feb 2021

TUCKER, O’BRIEN, ROURKE, LENOCH, BERTELLI, LENTON, LEHMAN

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 3/3/2021 at 15:19:52

James J. "Tuck" Tucker, 88, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 1, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City, with Father Stephen Witt officiating. The service may be viewed by way of a Zoom link which may be found on Tuck's obituary page at www.lensingfuneral.com under the tribute wall.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Eagles Lodge of Iowa City. Social distancing practices and the wearing of a mask is required. Thank you.

Tuck was born Sept. 22, 1932, in Cedar County, Iowa, the son of Frank and Nellie (O'Brien) Tucker. He was a 1950 graduate of West Chester High School. Tuck served in the U.S. Navy (1952-1956) during the Korean War. On July 3, 1990, Tuck married Karen Rourke in Iowa City.

Tuck owned and operated "Tuck's Place" for 30 years, retiring in 2001. Tuck was a member of the Eagles Lodge, the VFW, the American Legion, the Elks Club and the Moose Lodge. He enjoyed playing euchre, golfing, traveling and most important was time spent with family.

Tuck is survived by his wife, Karen; three children, Scott (Kelly) Tucker of Lone Tree, Thomas Tucker of Coralville and Tammy (Barry) Lenoch of Champaign, Ill.; stepchildren, Kelly Bertelli of Coralville, Troy (Shelly) Bertelli of Independence, Tamara (Bob) Lenton of Iowa City, Trevor (Teresa) Bertelli of Parnell and Torrance (Angie) Bertelli of Iowa City; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

Tuck was preceded in death by his parents; his siblings, Donald, Kenneth and Cecelia "Sis" Lehman; and his stepgrandson, Braden Bertelli.

Online condolences may be sent to www.lensingfuneral.com.

Published in The Gazette on February 24, 2021.