Hart, Julian Fay 1927-2016

HART, LAMFERS

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/2/2016 at 18:18:34

Longtime Le Mars, Iowa resident and former business owner, Julian Fay Hart passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, February 19, 2016. He was 89 years old.

Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Le Mars United Methodist Church with Reverend John Battern officiating. Visitation with the family present will start at 5:00 p.m. and there will be a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. all on Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars. Burial will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens in rural Le Mars. Memorials are preferred to the Le Mars United Methodist Church.

Julian was born on a farm near Enid, Oklahoma, on February 10th, 1927 to his parents Frank and Bernice Hart. He was the oldest of seven children and grew up helping on the family wheat and cattle farm. He attended rural schools and participated in baseball and basketball. He graduated from Carrier High School, Carrier, OK at the age of 17 and enlisted in the armed services.

Julian was a WW II US Navy veteran serving in combat in the Pacific Theater on the Battleship USS New Jersey. At the time of Japan’s surrender he was preparing for the invasion of Japan as a crewman on an amphibious assault landing craft. After the end of the war, he served on various ships, rising to the rank of petty officer 2nd class.

After leaving the Navy, Julian attended Oklahoma State University on the GI bill before joining Amour & Company. He worked in management positions in several Armour plants throughout the south and mid-west before being promoted to an office manager position in Sheldon, Iowa. It was in Sheldon, where he met and married Audrey Mae Lamfers on September 19th, 1954 at the Sheldon United Methodist Church. In 1959, Julian decided to start his own business and he purchased an egg and creamery wholesale operation in Le Mars which he named Hart Produce. He later added animal feed and feed supplement lines. He operated that business until his retirement in 1997.

Julian was a hard working individual who in his spare time enjoyed camping and fishing with his family. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Le Mars where he sang in the choir and was involved in church leadership. Education was very important to Julian and he was grateful that he was able to put all four of his children through college.

Julian is survived by his wife Audrey Hart of the home; son Craig (Cheryl) Hart of Peosta, Iowa; daughter Carla (Brian) Kunz of Muncie, Indiana; daughter Connie (Steve) Boyd of Slater, Iowa; daughter Candace (Jerry) Thorpe of Elk Point, South Dakota; seven grandchildren: Jordan (Jessi) Hart and Preston Hart, Andrew Kunz, Brandt Boyd and Tim Boyd, Caitlin Thorpe and Courtney Thorpe; and two great-grandchildren: Peyton and Savannah Hart. Besides his immediate family, he is also survived by his sister Colleen Quigley of Enid, Oklahoma; a brother Joe Hart of Merced, California; a sister Carolyn Hughes of Enid, Oklahoma; a sister Mary (Bill) Probst of McKinney, Texas; and a sister Jane (Larry) Upchurch of Yukon, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Carletta Van Buskirk.