John Frederick Foust
January 1, 1753 — January 20, 2010
John F. Foust, 90, of Manchester, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness.
Funeral Mass will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Greg Bahl. Family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester and one hour before the services Saturday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Manchester.
John was born December 29, 1919 in Zwingle, Iowa, the son of Rudolph and Henrietta (Pancratz) Foust. Attending country school near his home, he helped on the family farm. John married Florence Kemp on October 11, 1939, they were later divorced. Joining the United States Navy on May 31, 1944, he served as a Seaman 1st Class on the USN Tadcen Shoemaker in Panama. Following discharge from the Navy, he worked at the Swift Packing Plant in Dubuque. In 1946 he moved to Manchester and started the Foust Hatchery, which he owned until 1962. He worked for ConAgra in feed sales; and was part-owner of the Egger Implement (later known as Manchester Farm Equipment) in Manchester. On August 12, 1972, John was united in marriage to Genevieve “Gen” Flanagan.
John was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester where he was a past Parish Council member. John was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 45 and a member of VFW Post 6637, the Knights of Columbus, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles where he held all elected offices during his thirty-year membership. John enjoyed playing cards, loved horses and had a team of horses and stagecoach that he drove in local parades.
John is survived by his wife, Gen Foust of Manchester; six children, Ron (Margaret) Foust of Atlanta, GA, Judy (Dennis) Gudenkauf of Manchester, Jerry (Janet) Foust of Watertown, WI, Richard (Dianne) Foust of Manchester, Robert (Mary Ann) Foust of Urbandale, and Mary Jean Uptegraph of Dubuque; two step-sons, Gerald (Judy) Flanagan of Cedar Rapids, and Daniel (Penny) Flanagan of Marshalltown; two step-daughters, Jeanette (Abe) Achenbach and Linda(Nick Stavropoulos, both of Cedar Rapids, 19 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, numerous step-grand and great-grandchildren; one sister, Joan Arendsdorf of Zwingle; two brothers, Eugene Foust and Carlos (Mary Alvena) Foust both of Zwingle and a sister-in-law, Jean Foust of Dubuque.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Henrietta Foust; two sisters, Emily (Howard) Herron and Janet (Al) Kemp; two brothers, Quinten Foust and infant, Martin Foust ; son-in-law, Dwayne Uptegraph; daughter-in-law, Diana Foust; brother-in-law, Leo Arensdorf, and a sister-in-law, Gerry Foust.
Please sign the online guestbook for John at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Funeral Mass will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester by Rev. Greg Bahl. Family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester and one hour before the services Saturday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Manchester.
John was born December 29, 1919 in Zwingle, Iowa, the son of Rudolph and Henrietta (Pancratz) Foust. Attending country school near his home, he helped on the family farm. John married Florence Kemp on October 11, 1939, they were later divorced. Joining the United States Navy on May 31, 1944, he served as a Seaman 1st Class on the USN Tadcen Shoemaker in Panama. Following discharge from the Navy, he worked at the Swift Packing Plant in Dubuque. In 1946 he moved to Manchester and started the Foust Hatchery, which he owned until 1962. He worked for ConAgra in feed sales; and was part-owner of the Egger Implement (later known as Manchester Farm Equipment) in Manchester. On August 12, 1972, John was united in marriage to Genevieve “Gen” Flanagan.
John was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester where he was a past Parish Council member. John was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 45 and a member of VFW Post 6637, the Knights of Columbus, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles where he held all elected offices during his thirty-year membership. John enjoyed playing cards, loved horses and had a team of horses and stagecoach that he drove in local parades.
John is survived by his wife, Gen Foust of Manchester; six children, Ron (Margaret) Foust of Atlanta, GA, Judy (Dennis) Gudenkauf of Manchester, Jerry (Janet) Foust of Watertown, WI, Richard (Dianne) Foust of Manchester, Robert (Mary Ann) Foust of Urbandale, and Mary Jean Uptegraph of Dubuque; two step-sons, Gerald (Judy) Flanagan of Cedar Rapids, and Daniel (Penny) Flanagan of Marshalltown; two step-daughters, Jeanette (Abe) Achenbach and Linda(Nick Stavropoulos, both of Cedar Rapids, 19 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, numerous step-grand and great-grandchildren; one sister, Joan Arendsdorf of Zwingle; two brothers, Eugene Foust and Carlos (Mary Alvena) Foust both of Zwingle and a sister-in-law, Jean Foust of Dubuque.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Henrietta Foust; two sisters, Emily (Howard) Herron and Janet (Al) Kemp; two brothers, Quinten Foust and infant, Martin Foust ; son-in-law, Dwayne Uptegraph; daughter-in-law, Diana Foust; brother-in-law, Leo Arensdorf, and a sister-in-law, Gerry Foust.
Please sign the online guestbook for John at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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