Carmichael, Jack Wendell (1922 – 2009)

CARMICHAEL, TOBIAS, ALGREN, JAMES, CRIST, THOREEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 21:04:39

Name of deceased: Jack Wendell Carmichael

Aged: 87 yrs, 1 mo, 2 days

Residence: Newton, IA

Born: July 7, 1922, rural Harlan, IA

Died: Aug. 9, 2009; Skiff Medical Center, Newton, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009; Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Jacksonville, IA; Pastor Ron Rasmussen officiated. Burial at Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA.

Survived by: Daughters, Claudia (spouse, Rusty) James of Des Moines, IA, and Kathleen (spouse, John) Crist of Raymore, MO; son, Jeff (spouse, Connie) Carmichael of Newton, IA; sister, Kathryn Thoreen of Lexington, NE; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: parents, Neil and Mary Lenore (nee Tobias) Carmichael; wife, Helen G. Carmichael (deceased March 27, 2009)

Education: country school, Monroe Township, Shelby County, IA; graduated from Harlan (IA) High School

Military service: U. S. Navy, stationed in the North Atlantic, Western Pacific and South Pacific during WWII

Marriage: Helen Glen Algren (who was the school teacher for Cuppy’s Grove and was boarding with his parents when they met); Oct. 10, 1944; Miami, FL

Employment: After high school graduation, he worked as a welder in the shipyards; after his military service, farmed with spouse at his family farm southeast of Harlan, IA; then worked construction for G. A. Findley, Harlan, IA; in early 1970s, began working as a State Technician for the Soil Conservation Service

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, IA; member, Helmer Reyelt American Legion Post #150 (had served as Commander for 4 years); volunteered service as a Big Brother; provided fresh produce to the nursing home and, with spouse, took baked goods to the organization of Concerned; enjoyed china painting, gardening, baking, and spending time with his family.

Source: burmeisterjohannsen.com, Harlan Tribune