J.F. was born and raised in Shenandoah, Iowa. He graduated from Shenandoah High School with the class of 1944. On October 5, 1947 he was united in marriage to Vivian Marie Laumann at the First United Methodist Church of Shenandoah. They resided in rural Farragut, living on the same farm from 1947 until J.F.'s passing.
J.F. was a farmer from 1943 until 2016. They rented from Faye Esden from the spring of 1947 until 1979. In 1979 they purchased the farm at a public auction. He enjoyed collecting and painting John Deere antique tractors. J.F. was a very intelligent man and could fix just about anything. One of J.F.'s sayings as he looked at a building or piece of machinery, "Well, I think a fella could make one of those." He loved his family and was a good steward of the land.
J.F. was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Shenandoah, Iowa Farm Bureau, past Board Member of Federal Land Bank of Shenandoah, Fisher Township Committee for ASCS and Shenandoah Elks Lodge #1122.
He was preceded in death by his wife Vivian McLaren, parents George and Gail McLaren, brothers Robert McLaren and Sterling McLaren.
J.F. was born and raised in Shenandoah, Iowa. He graduated from Shenandoah High School with the class of 1944. On October 5, 1947 he was united in marriage to Vivian Marie Laumann at the First United Methodist Church of Shenandoah. They resided in rural Farragut, living on the same farm from 1947 until J.F.'s passing.
J.F. was a farmer from 1943 until 2016. They rented from Faye Esden from the spring of 1947 until 1979. In 1979 they purchased the farm at a public auction. He enjoyed collecting and painting John Deere antique tractors. J.F. was a very intelligent man and could fix just about anything. One of J.F.'s sayings as he looked at a building or piece of machinery, "Well, I think a fella could make one of those." He loved his family and was a good steward of the land.
J.F. was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Shenandoah, Iowa Farm Bureau, past Board Member of Federal Land Bank of Shenandoah, Fisher Township Committee for ASCS and Shenandoah Elks Lodge #1122.
He was preceded in death by his wife Vivian McLaren, parents George and Gail McLaren, brothers Robert McLaren and Sterling McLaren.
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