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John Clark Costigan

Birth	:	20 Apr 1917 Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	23 Feb 2004 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Elkader Cemetery, Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8541718, -91.4000015
Description	:	John Clark COSTIGAN John Clark Costigan, 86, of Elkader, died Monday, February 23, 2004, at his home. He had diabetes and suffered a stroke on June 7, 2003. He was born April 20, 1917, at Elkport, IA to John and Gertrude (Smith) Costigan. After graduating from Elkport High School, he attended Elkader Junior College and Iowa State College (UNI), where he played baseball for the varsity team. He had a lifelong interest in athletics – especially the local teams and the University of Iowa football. Clark entered the U.S. Army on May 13, 1942, serving during WW II. He served with... Read More	John Clark COSTIGAN John Clark Costigan, 86, of Elkader, died Monday, February 23, 2004, at his home. He had diabetes and suffered a stroke on June 7, 2003. He was born April 20, 1917, at Elkport, IA to John and Gertrude (Smith) Costigan. After graduating from Elkport High School, he attended Elkader Junior College and Iowa State College (UNI), where he played baseball for the varsity team. He had a lifelong interest in athletics – especially the local teams and the University of Iowa football. Clark entered the U.S. Army on May 13, 1942, serving during WW II. He served with the Major Corps of Engineers in Africa, Italy, France, China and various countries in the Middle East for two and a half years. As an engineer, he helped build advance air bases, constructed pipelines across Africa and was in charge of heavy equipment, which meant twenty-four hour maintenance to keep all equipment moving. He was honorably discharged in 1945. He was united in marriage to Marjorie Witt on September 30, 1945, at Pasco, Washington Naval Air Station. After returning home he continued in the business of building bridges and culverts. A partnership had been formed in 1937 with Thor Fisko in Garber, IA. In 1945, a new company was started in Elkader, and in 1948, he became sole owner of the J. C. Costigan Construction Co. He retired in 1973. He had been a member of the AGC (Associated General Contractor) of America and Iowa for thirty-five years. He continued to manage his farms near St. Olaf until his death. Clark had many interests including traveling, where he visited many places he had been during WW II. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Building was not only a job; it was a way of doing things for his community. He was a board member when the swimming pool was constructed, and a board member when the hospital was built. Clark and his partner, Bill Kanak, built the bowling alley. He was one of three that purchased the Hop farm and helped to construct the golf course. With his partners he bought and developed the area near the hospital, the Area Education Assoc. complex and Breezy Point housing development. He was elected to the Upper Iowa College board of trustees, and was a Central State Bank board member for many years. He gave generously to many projects in the town; his chief interest being the Carter House Museum where he and his family once lived. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Costigan, Elkader; four children, Heidi (Michael Girsch), Minneapolis, MN, John W. (Sheila Martin), Tallahassee, FL, Colleen (Richard Talbot), Seattle, WA and Dan (Judy Matas), Seattle, WA; eight grandchildren and a sister, Betty Walch, Elkader. Clark was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Amanda Girsch; a sister, Dorothy Oberfell and a niece, Cathy Barry.

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John Clark Costigan's memorial is located at: Elkader Cemetery, Elkader, Clayton County, USA.
When did John Clark Costigan death?
John Clark Costigan death on 23 Feb 2004 in Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8541718
Longitude: -91.4000015

Family Members:

Parent

John Leroy Costigan

(1890 - 1972)

Gertrude Mae Smith Costigan

(1890 - 1986)

Siblings

Dorothy Costigan Oberfell

(1914 - 1999)

Betty Lou Costigan Walch

(1922 - 2011)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8541718, -91.4000015

2. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8488998, -91.4021988

3. Hartman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8155360, -91.3880840

4. Colony Catholic Cemetery (Defunct)
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Coordinate: 42.8830000, -91.3580000

5. County Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8916702, -91.3499985

6. Dohrer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8124846, -91.4584734

7. Meenan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7999862, -91.3584693

8. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3249969

9. Cords Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7973308, -91.4377662

10. Clayton Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3225021

11. Communia Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7868996, -91.3630981

12. Patterson Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9216000, -91.4489000

13. Watkins Cemetery
Osborne, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7833180, -91.4584733

14. Clark Family Cemetery
Beulah, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9166505, -91.4751415

15. Norway Lutheran Church Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9352798, -91.4302826

16. Weymouth Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9278799, -91.4583559

17. Mederville Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7638893, -91.4194412

18. Krumm Cemetery
Garber, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7913760, -91.3023559

19. Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9481010, -91.3700027

20. Blanchaine Cemetery
Volga, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7676210, -91.3389040

21. Cook Family Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9209880, -91.5091230

22. Wagner Township Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9519386, -91.4513931

23. Eberhard Cemetery
Littleport, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7583201, -91.3418020

24. Highland Lutheran Cemetery
Highland Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8987000, -91.5330000