WOODIN, John D., Reverend 1930-2004

WOODIN, JUNGCLAUS

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Date: 9/30/2009 at 22:11:08

A celebration of life for Rev. John D. Woodin, 73, of Kalona, was held Thursday, March 11, 2004 at the Kalona United Christian and Baptist Church with Pastors Rolland Smith, Mark Martin and Bill Rathbun officiating. Burial was in Sharon Hill Cemetery, Kalona. John passed away on March 7, 2004 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Peterseim Funeral Service, Kalona was in charge of arrangements.

John D. Woodin was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Dr. and Mrs. John G. Woodin, on October 26, 1930. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High School and attended the University of Nebraska, where he was active in music. He married Marilyn Jungclaus on June 15, 1952. Between his junior and senior years at the University he was drafted into the Army and did basic training in Missouri, later serving Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, and Fort Riley, Kansas. He trained to be a chaplain performing clerk duties during the Korean Conflict.

John graduated from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. He did his graduate work for his pastoral career at the seminary of Berkeley Baptist Divinity School in Berkeley California. He served as youth pastor in Oakland, California, in First Baptist Church.

He was called to his first church in Osage, Iowa. He served the Osage First Baptist Church for 6.5 years before he accepted the call to the United Christian and Baptist church in Kalona, where he was pastor for 28 years, retiring in 1991.

While serving in Kalona, John was instrumental in beginning the Mid-Prairie Council of Churches and the Kalona Historical Society and helped begin the Kalona Historical Village.

After retiring, John became an interim minister serving Iowa City First Baptist Church, Burlington First Baptist Church, Fairfield Baptist Church, Ollie First Baptist Church, The United Church of Christ in Fort Madison and The First Baptist Church of Waterloo.

Surviving John is his wife Marilyn, son John F. and wife Nancy of Dubuque and grandchildren Rob of Minneapolis, and Michael of Cincinnati, son James and wife Heather of North Liberty and grandchildren Corey and Amanda of North Liberty and one sister Dorothy of Topeka, Kansas.

His parents and one sister preceded him in death.

[Adapted from: Mitchell County Press online - March 17, 2004 - www.mcpress.com ]
Submitted by K. L. Kittleson 2004