- John W. Hamilton
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
John W. Hamilton, 86, of Story City, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, atBethany Manor in Story City.
John was born April 30, 1923, in Plymouth Township, Plymouth County,the son of John and Loca Hamilton. John graduated from Remsen UnionSchool. He married Jean Gist June 16, 1945, in Madison, S.D.
The couple lived in several Iowa communities, including rural SiouxCity, Greene, Britt, Iowa Falls, and Radcliffe. John worked in thefarm implement business and later sold insurance. The couple had fourchildren, Nancy, Laura, Timothy and Colleen. Jean died Dec. 19, 1998.
John eventually became a resident of Bethany Manor in Story City aftersuffering a massive stroke in June 2004 and lived there for theremainder of his life.
Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Spiess of Ames, LauraHamilton of White Bear Lake, Minn., and Colleen Hamilton of Ames; oneson, Timothy (Karen) Hamilton of Alburnett; four grandchildren, Tory(Eva) Spiess and Tanya Spiess of Ames, Jahan Hamilton of Iowa City,and Anjali Hamilton of Alburnett; two great-grandchildren, Audrey andKatelynne Spiess; and one sister-in-law, Sylvia Gist, of Lamberton,Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a brother; twosisters; a sister-in-law; three brothers-in-law; a niece, nephew andson-in-law.
A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at theBethany Manor Chapel, 212 Lafayette Ave., in Story City.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Nancy Spiess, 5630 Arrasmith Trail,Ames, Iowa 50010.
LeMars Daily Sentinel
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1923 - 2010 (86 years)
