PATTERSON, John William 1919-2014

PATTERSON, RUTT, THOMPSON, NELSON, BENESH, KRONEMAN, DEBNER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/5/2014 at 10:06:27

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John W. Patterson

ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - John W. Patterson, 94, of St. Ansgar died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Toeterville, with the Rev. W. Paul Weeg officiating. Burial will be in the St. Ansgar Cemetery, St. Ansgar.

Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, and one hour prior to service time at the church.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, 641-713-4920, www.schroederandsites.com .

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 5 MAY 2014
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ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - John W. Patterson, 94, of St. Ansgar, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, 2014, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Toeterville, Iowa, with the Rev. W. Paul Weeg officiating. Burial will be in the St. Ansgar Cemetery, St. Ansgar.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, and one hour prior to service at the church. Military honors will be conducted by the Walter T. Enneberg Post #358 of the American Legion.

John was born on May 28, 1919, in Union Township, Mitchell County, Iowa, 3½ miles north of Toeterville, Iowa, to John C. and Velma (Rutt) Patterson. He was baptized at the Union Presbyterian Church. He attended school at Mona and Otranto, graduating in 1937 from Otranto High School.

After high school John managed the lumberyard in Toeterville. In 1941 he entered the U.S. Army and spent 39 months in the European Theatre with the 34th Inf. Div., being honorably discharged June 16, 1945.

John was united in marriage to Francis Jean Thompson on June 16, 1956, at the First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, and to this union three children were born, Jeanie, Susan and Mark. They lived for three years in Waterloo, Iowa, prior to moving to the farm in 1959 in Union Township. John farmed for over 40 years. He served on the Church Board, was Commander and Chaplin at the American Legion, served on the Toeterville COOP Elevator Board, was a longtime member St. Peter Lutheran Church, Toeterville. John enjoyed camping, fishing, golfing and playing pool with the guys. He attended many sporting events of his children and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Susan; brothers, Don (Enid), Max, Darrell, Merle and Kenneth; sister, Helen (Clarence) Debner; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Alvin and Pauline (Thompson) Kroneman.

John is survived by his wife Fran; daughter, Jeanie (Doug) Heimer of Rock Falls; son, Mark (Gayle) Patterson of St. Ansgar; grandchildren, Jake (Kelli Jo) Heimer and children Thad and Karli, Justin (Lisa) Heimer and son Bryce, Cole Heimer and friend Jena Spier, Bobby Patterson, John D. Patterson and Hannah Patterson; sisters, Neva Nelson of St. Ansgar and Lois (Walter) Benesh of Austin, Minnesota.

Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, IA. 641-713-4920. www.schroederandsites.com

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday, May 6, 2014
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NOTES: People-Finders.ws lists him as John Wm. Patterson.

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