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John Bosworth “Jack” Tjaden

Birth	:	5 Nov 1924 Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Nov 2014 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Mark Catholic Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5267000, -93.2701500
Description	:	John “Jack” Tjaden died on November 4, 2014, one day shy of his 90th birthday, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday November 8th at St. Mark Catholic Church with burial to follow in St. Mark’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. There will be an Elks Service to follow visitation at 7 p.m. A memorial fund has been established. John “Jack” Bosworth Tjaden was born on November 5, 1924 in Iowa Falls. He was the oldest of four children born to... Read More	John “Jack” Tjaden died on November 4, 2014, one day shy of his 90th birthday, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday November 8th at St. Mark Catholic Church with burial to follow in St. Mark’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. There will be an Elks Service to follow visitation at 7 p.m. A memorial fund has been established. John “Jack” Bosworth Tjaden was born on November 5, 1924 in Iowa Falls. He was the oldest of four children born to Henry and Margaret (Bosworth) Tjaden. He graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1942. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy, receiving his training at the Great Lakes Naval Base in Chicago and served in WWII from December 1942 to February 1946, a thirty-six month tour of duty. He served as a gunner aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill CV117 and the destroyer USS Gurkey DD783. After the war he was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone as a lineman and cable technician, retiring in 1984 after 37½ years. Upon retirement, he worked part time at Discount Liquors. He served as an Iowa Falls Volunteer Fireman for 43 ½ years and was a member of the Iowa Falls City Council for three terms, 1966-1973, and again from 1982-1985. He was a lifelong Iowa Falls resident, a sports enthusiast, an avid golfer and enjoyed playing cribbage. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers, Hyman-Peavey Legion Post 188, Elks Lodge #1674 where he also served as the Exalted Ruler and the Highland Golf Club. He was an Iowa Falls-Alden High School Booster. John was first married to Marian Humphreys in 1947. In 1971 he married Colleen Uhl in Ames who died in 2008. John in survived by his three children; Jacqueline (Donald) Rieks of West Des Moines, Iowa, Patricia (Richard) Reese of Westerville, Ohio and Ronald (Stephanie) Tjaden of Mason City, Iowa; grandchildren Jennifer (John) Burroway, Bradley Rieks, Tessie (Matt) Trump and John (Alyssa) Tjaden; great-grandchildren Lily Burroway, Jack, Cole and Gray Trump and Ransom and Jarrett Tjaden; sisters Molly (Millard) Rommel, Gretchen Rabe and a brother George Tjaden. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by his wife and his parents.

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John Bosworth “Jack” Tjaden's memorial is located at: Saint Mark Catholic Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA.
When did John Bosworth “Jack” Tjaden death?
John Bosworth “Jack” Tjaden death on 4 Nov 2014 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.5267000
Longitude: -93.2701500

Family Members:

Parent

Henry U Tjaden

(1892 - 1961)

Margaret L Bosworth Tjaden

(1900 - 1992)

Spouse

Colleen M. Uhl Tjaden

(1941 - 2008)

Siblings

Mary Elsina “Molly” Tjaden Rommel

(1926 - 2019)

George Amos Tjaden

(1928 - 2017)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Mark Catholic Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5267000, -93.2701500

2. Union Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5280342, -93.2704773

3. Friends Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5222015, -93.2375031

4. Northlawn Memory Gardens
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Coordinate: 42.4854200, -93.2678700

5. Montgomery Family Burial Ground
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5932028, -93.3105961

6. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5859985, -93.2070007

7. Alden Cemetery
Alden, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5218000, -93.3864500

8. Bahr Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4380380, -93.3417480

9. Oakwood Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4500008, -93.1731033

10. Kidwiler Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4571991, -93.1492004

11. Buckeye Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4508018, -93.3843994

12. Saint Peter's UCC Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6143010, -93.1639970

13. Cottage Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4049988, -93.3133011

14. Lincoln Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3964005, -93.2542038

15. Maynes Grove Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6577988, -93.2514038

16. Jackson Township Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4219017, -93.1572037

17. Maysville Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6511002, -93.2024994

18. Oak Hill Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5816994, -93.4447021

19. Hazel Green Cemetery
Ackley, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.0905991

20. Hardin County Home Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3978004, -93.1524963

21. Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3753014, -93.3458023

22. Saint Paul's Catholic Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6617012, -93.1442032

23. Oak Wood Cemetery
Ackley, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5591450, -93.0521440

24. Olson Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6383018, -93.4403000