JOHN FREDERICK TOMLINSON ???? to 2010

TOMLINSON, VARNUM, HOWARD, ALBAUGH, MILLER, HARDING, BARRETT, JACKSON

Posted By: James Mincks (email)
Date: 10/9/2010 at 07:28:50

On October 6, 2010 John Frederick (Fred) Tomlinson passed away after a long battle with lung cancer.

He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Donald; mother, Opal; older brother, Donald; and second wife, Roberta Jean.

He is survived by the mother of his children, Patricia Varnum; children, Susan Albaugh (Dennis), Rickey Tomlinson, and Brian Tomlinson (Mitzie); grandchildren, Tara Meredith (Matt), Wendie Fagen (Jay), Tiffany Loutsch (Jason), Tawnie Tomlinson, Rowdy Tomlinson, Meghan Tomlinson, Crystal Tomlinson, and Rikki-Sue Tomlinson; step-children, Larry Miller (Kathy), Sherri Harding (Pat), Julie Miller; step-grandchildren, Todd Miller (Jonnell), Nathan Miller (Denise), Jason Welder, Jacob Hamilton, and Molly Carruthers (Marshall); sister-in-law, Darlene Tomlinson; siblings, Hugh Tomlinson, Kathleen Barrett (Dale), Jim Tomlinson (Janet), Margaret-Ann Jackson (Don).

A celebration of Fred's life will be held at Albaugh, Inc. located at 1525 NE 36th Street, Ankeny, Iowa on Saturday October 9, 2010. The viewing will commence at 11 a.m. on the 19th hole of the Talons of Tuscany golf course followed by the funeral service. The venue was selected because Fred had the vision of its design and vigilantly oversaw its construction. Following the service the family invites all of Fred's friends to visit and share their memories of him during a luncheon at the clubhouse until 3 p.m. Interment will be at the Lincoln Cemetery overlooking the Town of Alleman at 3:30 p.m.

Funeral arrangements are being conducted by Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines. The family strongly encourages donations be made in lieu of flowers to Iowa Health Hospice in memory of John F. Tomlinson in appreciation of the personal and excellent end of life care that they tirelessly provided for him.

May God take care of him and let his soul rest in peace. For the rest of us, may God give us the wisdom to find the truth, the courage to accept it, and the strength to endure it.

taken from the Des Moines Register, Metro section; Friday, October 8, 2010; page 6B, column 6.