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John Richard “Dick” Cochran

Birth	:	24 Jul 1910 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Apr 2004 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	4th.070
Description	:	Fairfield Ledger April 29, 2004 John Richard "Dick" Cochran, 93, of Fairfield died at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Jan Burns-Hintze officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience through the day Thursday and Friday at Raymond Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday. Mr. Cochran was born July 24, 1910, in Fairfield, the son of John H. and Hazel Gabbert Cochran. He married Elenore Froyd July 19, 1932, in St.... Read More	Fairfield Ledger April 29, 2004 John Richard "Dick" Cochran, 93, of Fairfield died at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at Jefferson County Hospital. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Jan Burns-Hintze officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience through the day Thursday and Friday at Raymond Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday. Mr. Cochran was born July 24, 1910, in Fairfield, the son of John H. and Hazel Gabbert Cochran. He married Elenore Froyd July 19, 1932, in St. Joseph, Mo. She died in 1996. Mr. Cochran graduated from Fairfield High School in 1928. While in high school, he was the first FHS athlete to win all-State football honors, and as a senior, he was named to the Des Moines Register's All Iowa High School Football Team for 1927. He also was named to the first All-Little Six Conference team. He enrolled at University of Iowa, where he took some engineering courses, played football and received a minor letter during his sophomore year. He received a scholarship and transferred to Parsons College in 1931. He played football for three years at Parsons. In 1933, he was named to the All-Iowa Conference Football team as guard. While attending college, he also worked at the Fairfield Gamble store. Mr. Cochran graduated from Parsons with a bachelor's degree in science in 1934. Following graduation, he was a high school teacher and coach at Coin for three years, then a science teacher and coaching assistant at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. After taking summer classes, Mr. Cochran completed a master's degree in education at the University of Iowa in 1939. While in Council Bluffs, he also renewed his engineering studies at Omaha University. In addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Cochran also served as an engineer for Howard Manufacturing, a Council Bluffs company that ground crystals used in military communication equipment during World War II. In 1945, he joined Maytag's research and development department at Newton. As project engineer, he headed a six-member team which developed the first Maytag automatic washer. Starting in 1963, he spent two years in Minneapolis, Minn., with Franklin Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Studebaker Corp., which produced Gibson appliances. In 1965, he was named vice president of Speed Queen in Ripon, Wis., a position he held until his retirement in 1975. He and his wife retired to his great-grandfather's Century Farm northeast of Fairfield; the farm has been in the Cochran family for 127 years During his engineering career, Mr. Cochran obtained one patent pertaining to the development of the automatic washing machine; he also had a part in other related patents. Mr. Cochran was a longtime member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was active in SCORE as a small business mentor and a Rotary member. He has been a member of the Fairfield Golf & Country Club. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include four daughters, Christine Kemp of Iowa City and Jo, Judy and Sarah of Evanston, Ill.; one son, John Cochran of Akron, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; and brother Robert Cochran.

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John Richard “Dick” Cochran's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
When did John Richard “Dick” Cochran death?
John Richard “Dick” Cochran death on 27 Apr 2004 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

Family Members:

Parent

John Hornby Cochran

(1887 - 1951)

Hazel Nettie Gabbert Cochran

(1891 - 1986)

Spouse

Elenore Froyd Cochran

(1912 - 1996)

Siblings

Robert Sherman Cochran

(1913 - 1979)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034