George took winter Farm Operations classes at Iowa State College and met his wife at a dance in the Memorial Union of a Friday afternoon. He always made it a special point to attend any and all of his children's activities.
He was an 80-year member of the First Presbyterian Chuch of State Center. He served as an Elder, Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School teacher and sang occasionally in the church choir. He and his wife were members of the Presbyteers, a married couples group within the church. They were also charter members of the Lincoln Valley Golf Course, State Center. George was a lifetime member of the Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for the State Center chapter.
He was a proud 4-H leader for more than 25 years of the Central Iowa Champs, a boys and girls livestock club. Two of his club members achieved state office with 4-H. As a third generation farmer, George started farming all the crop ground with horses. He sold PAG seed corn, raised and sold certified oats and worked for the Marshall County ASCS office in the field. He served more than 20 years on the state-wide Health Insurance Association board, a committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Company.
George spent his lifetime raising purebred Bershire hogs with his son Kelly. They raised top testing Berkshire boars and top placing breeding stock at national hog shows. George was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bershire Association.
George was a lifelong supporter of the Iowa State Cyclones. He enjoyed watching both ISU foodball and wrestling and was a member of the Cyclone Wrestling Club and a donor to Cyclone stadium. At the age of 72 George participated in the Iowa Senior Games, winning 5 medals coompeting with pliers in his "farmer pants".
MARRIED
8/10/1941,
Barbara Ann Ryan
CHILDREN:
Mike,
(Elma);
Barbara Jo Biensen Rothfuss,
(David);
Rodney,
(Tricia &
Kelly,
(Nina)
He was an 80-year member of the First Presbyterian Chuch of State Center. He served as an Elder, Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School teacher and sang occasionally in the church choir. He and his wife were members of the Presbyteers, a married couples group within the church. They were also charter members of the Lincoln Valley Golf Course, State Center. George was a lifetime member of the Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for the State Center chapter.
He was a proud 4-H leader for more than 25 years of the Central Iowa Champs, a boys and girls livestock club. Two of his club members achieved state office with 4-H. As a third generation farmer, George started farming all the crop ground with horses. He sold PAG seed corn, raised and sold certified oats and worked for the Marshall County ASCS office in the field. He served more than 20 years on the state-wide Health Insurance Association board, a committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Company.
George spent his lifetime raising purebred Bershire hogs with his son Kelly. They raised top testing Berkshire boars and top placing breeding stock at national hog shows. George was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bershire Association.
George was a lifelong supporter of the Iowa State Cyclones. He enjoyed watching both ISU foodball and wrestling and was a member of the Cyclone Wrestling Club and a donor to Cyclone stadium. At the age of 72 George participated in the Iowa Senior Games, winning 5 medals coompeting with pliers in his "farmer pants".
MARRIED
8/10/1941,
Barbara Ann Ryan
CHILDREN:
Mike,
(Elma);
Barbara Jo Biensen Rothfuss,
(David);
Rodney,
(Tricia &
Kelly,
(Nina)
George took winter Farm Operations classes at Iowa State College and met his wife at a dance in the Memorial Union of a Friday afternoon. He always made it a special point to attend any and all of his children's activities.
He was an 80-year member of the First Presbyterian Chuch of State Center. He served as an Elder, Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School teacher and sang occasionally in the church choir. He and his wife were members of the Presbyteers, a married couples group within the church. They were also charter members of the Lincoln Valley Golf Course, State Center. George was a lifetime member of the Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for the State Center chapter.
He was a proud 4-H leader for more than 25 years of the Central Iowa Champs, a boys and girls livestock club. Two of his club members achieved state office with 4-H. As a third generation farmer, George started farming all the crop ground with horses. He sold PAG seed corn, raised and sold certified oats and worked for the Marshall County ASCS office in the field. He served more than 20 years on the state-wide Health Insurance Association board, a committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Company.
George spent his lifetime raising purebred Bershire hogs with his son Kelly. They raised top testing Berkshire boars and top placing breeding stock at national hog shows. George was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bershire Association.
George was a lifelong supporter of the Iowa State Cyclones. He enjoyed watching both ISU foodball and wrestling and was a member of the Cyclone Wrestling Club and a donor to Cyclone stadium. At the age of 72 George participated in the Iowa Senior Games, winning 5 medals coompeting with pliers in his "farmer pants".
MARRIED
8/10/1941,
Barbara Ann Ryan
CHILDREN:
Mike,
(Elma);
Barbara Jo Biensen Rothfuss,
(David);
Rodney,
(Tricia &
Kelly,
(Nina)
He was an 80-year member of the First Presbyterian Chuch of State Center. He served as an Elder, Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School teacher and sang occasionally in the church choir. He and his wife were members of the Presbyteers, a married couples group within the church. They were also charter members of the Lincoln Valley Golf Course, State Center. George was a lifetime member of the Masons and served as Master of the Lodge for the State Center chapter.
He was a proud 4-H leader for more than 25 years of the Central Iowa Champs, a boys and girls livestock club. Two of his club members achieved state office with 4-H. As a third generation farmer, George started farming all the crop ground with horses. He sold PAG seed corn, raised and sold certified oats and worked for the Marshall County ASCS office in the field. He served more than 20 years on the state-wide Health Insurance Association board, a committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Company.
George spent his lifetime raising purebred Bershire hogs with his son Kelly. They raised top testing Berkshire boars and top placing breeding stock at national hog shows. George was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bershire Association.
George was a lifelong supporter of the Iowa State Cyclones. He enjoyed watching both ISU foodball and wrestling and was a member of the Cyclone Wrestling Club and a donor to Cyclone stadium. At the age of 72 George participated in the Iowa Senior Games, winning 5 medals coompeting with pliers in his "farmer pants".
MARRIED
8/10/1941,
Barbara Ann Ryan
CHILDREN:
Mike,
(Elma);
Barbara Jo Biensen Rothfuss,
(David);
Rodney,
(Tricia &
Kelly,
(Nina)
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