Claussen, Jr., John ("Jack") Henry (1924 - 2024)

CLAUSSEN, MAJOR, MCKEEVER, CARLYLE, WEIHS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/12/2024 at 18:22:36

Name of deceased: John Henry (“Jack”) Claussen Jr.

Aged: 99 yrs, 10 mo, 22 days

Residence: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: Nov. 13, 1924; Harlan, Lincoln Township, Shelby County, IA

Died: Oct. 4, 2024; Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Jackie (spouse, Garlyn) Major, Jeff Claussen, Liz (spouse, Mark) McKeever, all of Council Bluffs, IA, Kathy Claussen of Boynton Beach, FL, John (spouse, Kim) Claussen of Des Moines, IA, Jim (spouse, Connie) Claussen of Harlan, IA, Jay Claussen of Littleton, CO and Tom Claussen of Harlan, IA; 10 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John and Hazel (nee Carlyle) Claussen; wife, Rita; brother, Dean

Education: Attended Lincoln Township School #8, Shelby County, and graduated from Harlan (IA) Community High School, Class of 1942

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: U. S. Army, 1945 to 1946; honorably discharged

Marriage: Rita Weihs; Aug. 17, 1953; location not provided

Employment: After high school he farmed with his parents. After his discharge from the military, he continued to farm in rural Harlan, IA. He retired in 1989.

Hobbies/Interests: After they retired, Jack and Rita enjoyed spending winters in Florida, Texas and Arizona and spending summers at Lake Okoboji, IA; enjoyed time spent with family, history, reading and fishing

Sources: pauleyjones.com