CAMANCHE, Iowa - John R. "Jack" Darr, 78, of Camanche passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014, after a four-month battle with cancer.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Snell-Zornig, Clinton. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Holleran, Lee Bossen, Tom Havens, Tom Hesselmann, Mike May and Mike Kopp.
Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.snellzornig.com.
Jack was born March 29, 1936, in Moberly, Mo., the son of John V. and Charlie (Wright) Darr. He spent his youth in Ottumwa, Iowa, and graduated from Ottumwa High School. He graduated in 1958 from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he was a member and president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
He married Lynne FitzMaurice March 1, 1958, in Mount Pleasant.
Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard. After his release from active duty, he joined General Adjustment Bureau (GAB) in Waterloo, Iowa, as an insurance adjuster. A year later, he was sent to the Davenport office. In 1961, he was recalled to active duty with the National Guard, serving in Fort Riley, Kan., for 11 months.
Following his discharge from active duty, he was reassigned with General Adjustment Bureau in Davenport. In 1964, he was transferred to the Clinton office as branch manager. Three years later, he was transferred to the Cedar Rapids office as branch manager.
In 1969, he resigned from GAB and returned to Clinton as a partner in the Neubauer-Darr Insurance Agency. Over the years, he acquired a number of smaller agencies and changed the name to The Insurance Group. Following his retirement, he sold the agency to his partner and son-in-law, Mark Mangler.
Jack was extremely active in the community. He served on the Board of Directors of Clinton National Bank, Jane Lamb Hospital, Riverboat Days and was president of Clinton Area Development Company. He served as chairman of Clinton Park Board and was past president of Operation Pride in Clinton and Clinton Gyro Club. He also had been a member of Rotary, Clinton Jaycees, Clinton Kiwanis and Clinton Country Club.
Jack's greatest interests included landscaping, motorcycling, snowmobiling and spending time with his family and friends at their home on the river in Camanche and at their summer home on Lake Wisconsin, near Lodi, Wis.
Survivors include his wife, Lynne; two daughters, LaRee (Mark) Mangler, Clinton, and Merrill (Ray) Cosgrove, Princeton; four grandchildren, Drew (Madalynn) Mangler, Jessica Arends, Lauren Clausen and Kevin Clausen; and great-grandson, Hayden Arends.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Snell-Zornig, Clinton. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Holleran, Lee Bossen, Tom Havens, Tom Hesselmann, Mike May and Mike Kopp.
Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.snellzornig.com.
Jack was born March 29, 1936, in Moberly, Mo., the son of John V. and Charlie (Wright) Darr. He spent his youth in Ottumwa, Iowa, and graduated from Ottumwa High School. He graduated in 1958 from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he was a member and president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
He married Lynne FitzMaurice March 1, 1958, in Mount Pleasant.
Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard. After his release from active duty, he joined General Adjustment Bureau (GAB) in Waterloo, Iowa, as an insurance adjuster. A year later, he was sent to the Davenport office. In 1961, he was recalled to active duty with the National Guard, serving in Fort Riley, Kan., for 11 months.
Following his discharge from active duty, he was reassigned with General Adjustment Bureau in Davenport. In 1964, he was transferred to the Clinton office as branch manager. Three years later, he was transferred to the Cedar Rapids office as branch manager.
In 1969, he resigned from GAB and returned to Clinton as a partner in the Neubauer-Darr Insurance Agency. Over the years, he acquired a number of smaller agencies and changed the name to The Insurance Group. Following his retirement, he sold the agency to his partner and son-in-law, Mark Mangler.
Jack was extremely active in the community. He served on the Board of Directors of Clinton National Bank, Jane Lamb Hospital, Riverboat Days and was president of Clinton Area Development Company. He served as chairman of Clinton Park Board and was past president of Operation Pride in Clinton and Clinton Gyro Club. He also had been a member of Rotary, Clinton Jaycees, Clinton Kiwanis and Clinton Country Club.
Jack's greatest interests included landscaping, motorcycling, snowmobiling and spending time with his family and friends at their home on the river in Camanche and at their summer home on Lake Wisconsin, near Lodi, Wis.
Survivors include his wife, Lynne; two daughters, LaRee (Mark) Mangler, Clinton, and Merrill (Ray) Cosgrove, Princeton; four grandchildren, Drew (Madalynn) Mangler, Jessica Arends, Lauren Clausen and Kevin Clausen; and great-grandson, Hayden Arends.
CAMANCHE, Iowa - John R. "Jack" Darr, 78, of Camanche passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014, after a four-month battle with cancer.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Snell-Zornig, Clinton. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Holleran, Lee Bossen, Tom Havens, Tom Hesselmann, Mike May and Mike Kopp.
Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.snellzornig.com.
Jack was born March 29, 1936, in Moberly, Mo., the son of John V. and Charlie (Wright) Darr. He spent his youth in Ottumwa, Iowa, and graduated from Ottumwa High School. He graduated in 1958 from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he was a member and president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
He married Lynne FitzMaurice March 1, 1958, in Mount Pleasant.
Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard. After his release from active duty, he joined General Adjustment Bureau (GAB) in Waterloo, Iowa, as an insurance adjuster. A year later, he was sent to the Davenport office. In 1961, he was recalled to active duty with the National Guard, serving in Fort Riley, Kan., for 11 months.
Following his discharge from active duty, he was reassigned with General Adjustment Bureau in Davenport. In 1964, he was transferred to the Clinton office as branch manager. Three years later, he was transferred to the Cedar Rapids office as branch manager.
In 1969, he resigned from GAB and returned to Clinton as a partner in the Neubauer-Darr Insurance Agency. Over the years, he acquired a number of smaller agencies and changed the name to The Insurance Group. Following his retirement, he sold the agency to his partner and son-in-law, Mark Mangler.
Jack was extremely active in the community. He served on the Board of Directors of Clinton National Bank, Jane Lamb Hospital, Riverboat Days and was president of Clinton Area Development Company. He served as chairman of Clinton Park Board and was past president of Operation Pride in Clinton and Clinton Gyro Club. He also had been a member of Rotary, Clinton Jaycees, Clinton Kiwanis and Clinton Country Club.
Jack's greatest interests included landscaping, motorcycling, snowmobiling and spending time with his family and friends at their home on the river in Camanche and at their summer home on Lake Wisconsin, near Lodi, Wis.
Survivors include his wife, Lynne; two daughters, LaRee (Mark) Mangler, Clinton, and Merrill (Ray) Cosgrove, Princeton; four grandchildren, Drew (Madalynn) Mangler, Jessica Arends, Lauren Clausen and Kevin Clausen; and great-grandson, Hayden Arends.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Snell-Zornig, Clinton. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Holleran, Lee Bossen, Tom Havens, Tom Hesselmann, Mike May and Mike Kopp.
Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.snellzornig.com.
Jack was born March 29, 1936, in Moberly, Mo., the son of John V. and Charlie (Wright) Darr. He spent his youth in Ottumwa, Iowa, and graduated from Ottumwa High School. He graduated in 1958 from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he was a member and president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
He married Lynne FitzMaurice March 1, 1958, in Mount Pleasant.
Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard. After his release from active duty, he joined General Adjustment Bureau (GAB) in Waterloo, Iowa, as an insurance adjuster. A year later, he was sent to the Davenport office. In 1961, he was recalled to active duty with the National Guard, serving in Fort Riley, Kan., for 11 months.
Following his discharge from active duty, he was reassigned with General Adjustment Bureau in Davenport. In 1964, he was transferred to the Clinton office as branch manager. Three years later, he was transferred to the Cedar Rapids office as branch manager.
In 1969, he resigned from GAB and returned to Clinton as a partner in the Neubauer-Darr Insurance Agency. Over the years, he acquired a number of smaller agencies and changed the name to The Insurance Group. Following his retirement, he sold the agency to his partner and son-in-law, Mark Mangler.
Jack was extremely active in the community. He served on the Board of Directors of Clinton National Bank, Jane Lamb Hospital, Riverboat Days and was president of Clinton Area Development Company. He served as chairman of Clinton Park Board and was past president of Operation Pride in Clinton and Clinton Gyro Club. He also had been a member of Rotary, Clinton Jaycees, Clinton Kiwanis and Clinton Country Club.
Jack's greatest interests included landscaping, motorcycling, snowmobiling and spending time with his family and friends at their home on the river in Camanche and at their summer home on Lake Wisconsin, near Lodi, Wis.
Survivors include his wife, Lynne; two daughters, LaRee (Mark) Mangler, Clinton, and Merrill (Ray) Cosgrove, Princeton; four grandchildren, Drew (Madalynn) Mangler, Jessica Arends, Lauren Clausen and Kevin Clausen; and great-grandson, Hayden Arends.
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