John Paul Bollenbacher

BOLLENBACHER, SCHMIDT, BICKEL, POST

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 9/20/2019 at 10:09:12

John Paul Bollenbacher, 65, of Iowa City passed away peacefully September 15, 2019 at The Bird House- Hospice Home of Johnson County following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s for the last 16 years.

A celebration of life will be held September 28, 2019 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the Iowa City Community Center or the Iowa City Humane Society.

John Bollenbacher was born September 5, 1954 in Northfield, Minnesota to John Martin Bollenbacher and Mary (Bickel) Bollenbacher-Schmidt. He graduated from Wilson Campus High School before graduating from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s in science. John met Michael Post in 1978 while residing in Berkely, California and the two spent the rest of their life together making great memories. They lived in San Pablo, California and then Brattleboro, Vermont until moving to Mankato, Minnesota to be closer to Johns mother. On June 21, 2009, John married Michael Post in Iowa City, where they have resided for the last 20 years.

John was a talented writer and photographer. He was also a phenomenal ornithologist, being a dedicated member of the Minnesota Ornithologist Union and Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
He is survived by his husband, Michael Post of Iowa City, IA, and his siblings, Margaret Bollenbacher of Rohnert Park, CA, and Peter (Michelle) Bollenbacher of Chandler, AZ.

John was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Nancy. John’s stepmother, Myrtle Bollenbacher passed away in Cosby, MN just a few hours after John died.

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