John L. Doellinger 1945 - 2013

DOELLINGER, BARTENHAGEN, BUCKLEY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/2/2013 at 11:54:52

Sioux City Journal
11 June 2013

SIOUX CITY | John L. Doellinger, 67, of Sioux City, formerly of Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013, at his residence following a lengthy illness.

Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Alan Wicks officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Memorial Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the U.S. Navy Reserves. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

John was born on July 19, 1945, in Davenport, to George and Iva (Bartenhagen) Doellinger. He graduated from Davenport High School. He later graduated from the University of Iowa in 1967.

He married Ann Buckley in 1967 in Chicago, Ill. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy serving tours in Vietnam. He remained in the Naval Reserves retiring in 1991 at the rank on commander. After retiring from the Navy, he entered the banking industry as a mortgage lender at Citizen’s Federal in Davenport. He later became a vice president of mortgage lending at a bank in Dubuque. He then took a position as a vice president of residential lending at First Federal in Sioux City in 1997. He served as president of the Iowa Mortgage Banker Association from 2002 to 2003.

He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Sioux City, where he served on numerous church and community boards and committees, including church council president in 2005. He enjoyed golf and cheering for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Doellinger of Sioux City; daughter, Christie (Mark) Yaggy of Chicago; son, Rob (Courtney) of Sioux City; mother, Iva Doellinger of Davenport; a brother, Steve (Linda) of Davenport; and a grandchild on the way.

He was preceded in death by his father, George Doellinger.

Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church in Sioux City or Hospice of Siouxland.