Flickinger, Jan Ness 1935 - 2019
FLICKINGER, NESS, MOSTROM, NELSON, RIZALIN, GALIT, AMUNDSEN, MCGILLICUDY, ARAMBULO-MARIANO, HARE, RANDALL, BROWN
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/30/2020 at 13:17:52
Jan Ness Flickinger, 84, of Macomb, Ill., passed away at 3:16 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. Funeral services were Friday, Jan. 10, at 11 a.m. at the Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Macomb. Rev. Youngshim Pitcher officiated. Full military rights were conducted by the Macomb Legion and the Macomb VFW immediately following the services on the front lawn of the Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home.
Graveside services are at 2 p.m. Friday, May 22, at the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah, with Pastor Chad Huebner officiating. Full military rites will be conducted at the cemetery. You may sign the guest book and leave online condolences at clugston-tibbittsfh.com.
He was born Jan. 11, 1935, in Decorah, the son of Donald and Louise Ness Flickinger. He graduated from Decorah High School in 1953, received his Bachelor of Arts from Luther College in Decorah in 1959, his Masters of Arts from State College of Iowa in 1963 and became a specialist in education from University of Northern Iowa in 1967.
From 1959 to 1962 he taught at Manilla Community School in Manilla. From 1962 to 1966 he taught at Marion Independent Schools in Marion. From 1966 to 1967 he worked at Northern Iowa University in Cedar Falls, and from 1967 to 1968 he taught at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown.
In October of 1967 he received his permanent professional teaching certificate in the State of Iowa. He taught at the WIU Lab School starting in 1968.
Jan had worked as a teacher at the WIU Lab School, and later was an academic advisor at Western Illinois University. In 1985 while working at WIU, he received ACT/NACADA Outstanding Institutional Program Award.
He was appointed leader of a contingent of selected men for Decorah to go to war in 1954. He received a sharpshooter medal and good conduct medal. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1962.
He was a football and basketball coach during his teaching years. He enjoyed antiques and ballroom dancing. He especially liked to travel, especially international.
Jan had served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956.
He first married Karen Mostrom. He later married Elyse Nelson. He then married Dr. Maria Rizalin Galit Jan. 12, 1986. She survives.
He also is survived by four children: Cindy (Mike) Amundsen of St. Louis Park, Minn.; Jay (Becki) Flickinger, of Cuba, Ill.; Lauri (Mike) McGillicuddy of Galesburg, Ill.; and Jon (Robin) Flickinger of Las Vegas, Nev.; stepdaughter, Jennifer Galit Arambulo- Mariano and her husband Robert Mariano of Milpitas, Calif.; five grandchildren: Sam Amundson, Brent (Erica) Flickinger, Blake (Lauren) Flickinger, Nick(Audrey) Hare, Morgan Hare; and one granddaughter, Holly Flickinger; two step grandchildren, Riley (Katie) McGillicudy and Chelsea (Casey) Randall; four great-grandchildren: Everly Flickinger, Myla Flickinger, Bella Hare and Findley Hare; and three-step-great-grandchildren: Kaidynce, Dax and Kru McGillicudy.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Cynthia Brown.
Source: Decorah Newspapers May 18, 2020
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