John Smeltzer Sr.
Milford
John F. Smeltzer, born December 21, 1926 in Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa, son of Paul Ora Smeltzer and Orpha May McGrew passed away January 9, 2016 at the age of 89 years, 19 days.
He graduated from Redfield High School in 1944 where he played quarterback, basketball and ran cross-country. He was a coach, teacher or administrator in Pella, Essex, Napier, Madrid, Meriden (Meriden-Cleghorn) and Bode (Twin Rivers Community Schools) from 1950 thru 1987.
John was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a "Plank Owner", part of the first crew, of the U.S.S. Chevalier, DD-805. He was also a member of Livermore (Iowa) American Legion Post 415 and a 50 year member of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Speculative Lodge No. 307, Cherokee, Iowa.
He graduated from Central College in Pella in 1950 and received his Master's Degree in Education from Drake University in Des Moines in late 1952.
He was married May 25, 1952 in the Congregational Church in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa to Patricia Anne Lyddon of Stuart.
He and "Trish" were the parents of two sons, John F (Marsha) Smeltzer of Fort Collins, Colorado and Spirit Lake, Iowa and Michael S (Carrie) Smeltzer of Cleghorn, Iowa who survive him. He is also survived by two grandchildren, David Smeltzer of Fort Collins, and Katie O'Day (Kyle) of Davenport, his brother, Bob, from West Des Moines, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Trish, brothers James and Richard and sisters Dorothy Rummans (Chuck) and Betty Chance (Harvey), several nieces and nephews and very recently his Sister-in-law Sandra Christensen Smeltzer, wife of brother Bob.
A visitation will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 from 4 to 6 pm at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
A weather shortened grave-side service will be held at 1:00 Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Liberty Township Cemetery, about 4 miles north of the town of Meriden, Cherokee County, Iowa. A reception will immediately follow at the Evangelical Free Church in Meriden.
Published in Des Moines Register on Jan. 13, 2016
Milford
John F. Smeltzer, born December 21, 1926 in Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa, son of Paul Ora Smeltzer and Orpha May McGrew passed away January 9, 2016 at the age of 89 years, 19 days.
He graduated from Redfield High School in 1944 where he played quarterback, basketball and ran cross-country. He was a coach, teacher or administrator in Pella, Essex, Napier, Madrid, Meriden (Meriden-Cleghorn) and Bode (Twin Rivers Community Schools) from 1950 thru 1987.
John was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a "Plank Owner", part of the first crew, of the U.S.S. Chevalier, DD-805. He was also a member of Livermore (Iowa) American Legion Post 415 and a 50 year member of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Speculative Lodge No. 307, Cherokee, Iowa.
He graduated from Central College in Pella in 1950 and received his Master's Degree in Education from Drake University in Des Moines in late 1952.
He was married May 25, 1952 in the Congregational Church in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa to Patricia Anne Lyddon of Stuart.
He and "Trish" were the parents of two sons, John F (Marsha) Smeltzer of Fort Collins, Colorado and Spirit Lake, Iowa and Michael S (Carrie) Smeltzer of Cleghorn, Iowa who survive him. He is also survived by two grandchildren, David Smeltzer of Fort Collins, and Katie O'Day (Kyle) of Davenport, his brother, Bob, from West Des Moines, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Trish, brothers James and Richard and sisters Dorothy Rummans (Chuck) and Betty Chance (Harvey), several nieces and nephews and very recently his Sister-in-law Sandra Christensen Smeltzer, wife of brother Bob.
A visitation will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 from 4 to 6 pm at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
A weather shortened grave-side service will be held at 1:00 Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Liberty Township Cemetery, about 4 miles north of the town of Meriden, Cherokee County, Iowa. A reception will immediately follow at the Evangelical Free Church in Meriden.
Published in Des Moines Register on Jan. 13, 2016
John Smeltzer Sr.
Milford
John F. Smeltzer, born December 21, 1926 in Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa, son of Paul Ora Smeltzer and Orpha May McGrew passed away January 9, 2016 at the age of 89 years, 19 days.
He graduated from Redfield High School in 1944 where he played quarterback, basketball and ran cross-country. He was a coach, teacher or administrator in Pella, Essex, Napier, Madrid, Meriden (Meriden-Cleghorn) and Bode (Twin Rivers Community Schools) from 1950 thru 1987.
John was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a "Plank Owner", part of the first crew, of the U.S.S. Chevalier, DD-805. He was also a member of Livermore (Iowa) American Legion Post 415 and a 50 year member of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Speculative Lodge No. 307, Cherokee, Iowa.
He graduated from Central College in Pella in 1950 and received his Master's Degree in Education from Drake University in Des Moines in late 1952.
He was married May 25, 1952 in the Congregational Church in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa to Patricia Anne Lyddon of Stuart.
He and "Trish" were the parents of two sons, John F (Marsha) Smeltzer of Fort Collins, Colorado and Spirit Lake, Iowa and Michael S (Carrie) Smeltzer of Cleghorn, Iowa who survive him. He is also survived by two grandchildren, David Smeltzer of Fort Collins, and Katie O'Day (Kyle) of Davenport, his brother, Bob, from West Des Moines, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Trish, brothers James and Richard and sisters Dorothy Rummans (Chuck) and Betty Chance (Harvey), several nieces and nephews and very recently his Sister-in-law Sandra Christensen Smeltzer, wife of brother Bob.
A visitation will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 from 4 to 6 pm at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
A weather shortened grave-side service will be held at 1:00 Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Liberty Township Cemetery, about 4 miles north of the town of Meriden, Cherokee County, Iowa. A reception will immediately follow at the Evangelical Free Church in Meriden.
Published in Des Moines Register on Jan. 13, 2016
Milford
John F. Smeltzer, born December 21, 1926 in Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa, son of Paul Ora Smeltzer and Orpha May McGrew passed away January 9, 2016 at the age of 89 years, 19 days.
He graduated from Redfield High School in 1944 where he played quarterback, basketball and ran cross-country. He was a coach, teacher or administrator in Pella, Essex, Napier, Madrid, Meriden (Meriden-Cleghorn) and Bode (Twin Rivers Community Schools) from 1950 thru 1987.
John was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a "Plank Owner", part of the first crew, of the U.S.S. Chevalier, DD-805. He was also a member of Livermore (Iowa) American Legion Post 415 and a 50 year member of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Speculative Lodge No. 307, Cherokee, Iowa.
He graduated from Central College in Pella in 1950 and received his Master's Degree in Education from Drake University in Des Moines in late 1952.
He was married May 25, 1952 in the Congregational Church in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa to Patricia Anne Lyddon of Stuart.
He and "Trish" were the parents of two sons, John F (Marsha) Smeltzer of Fort Collins, Colorado and Spirit Lake, Iowa and Michael S (Carrie) Smeltzer of Cleghorn, Iowa who survive him. He is also survived by two grandchildren, David Smeltzer of Fort Collins, and Katie O'Day (Kyle) of Davenport, his brother, Bob, from West Des Moines, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Trish, brothers James and Richard and sisters Dorothy Rummans (Chuck) and Betty Chance (Harvey), several nieces and nephews and very recently his Sister-in-law Sandra Christensen Smeltzer, wife of brother Bob.
A visitation will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 from 4 to 6 pm at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
A weather shortened grave-side service will be held at 1:00 Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Liberty Township Cemetery, about 4 miles north of the town of Meriden, Cherokee County, Iowa. A reception will immediately follow at the Evangelical Free Church in Meriden.
Published in Des Moines Register on Jan. 13, 2016
