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Eldon Hans
ELDON HANS
Iowa City
Eldon James Hans, 91, of Iowa City, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at Melrose Meadows. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids in the chapel. The family will receive friends in the church parlor immediately following the memorial service.
Eldon was born the son of George T. and Ethel (Anderson) Hans on Feb. 6, 1923, at Skiff Memorial Hospital in Newton, Iowa. He was raised on a grain and livestock farm near Newton and graduated from Newton High School. He served three years in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was united in marriage to Carol Lee West on Dec. 21, 1947, in Kirksville, Mo.
Eldon received a bachelor of science degree in animal science in 1948 and a master of science degree in 1968, also in animal science. He worked all over the state of Iowa as a livestock production specialist through Iowa State University until his retirement, after which he served as a legal con-sultant. Most recently he was raising cattle and managing farms in Iowa and Missouri.
Eldon was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids and First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. He was a member of the Cedar Rapids Agricultural Executives, and wrote numerous articles for Iowa Farmer Today. One of his favorite hobbies was to judge at the state fair as the super-intendent for dairy, beef and sheep. He served on his church board of trustees and taught as a Sunday school teacher. He belonged to the Kiwanis and Lions clubs. He also was a member of Epsilon Sigma Pi at Iowa State.
He is survived by four children, Anne (David) Nordstrom of Pagosa Springs, Colo., Linda Pruett of Visalia, Calif., James (Jill) Hans of Indian Wells, Calif., and John (Sarah) Hans of Eagan, Minn.; as well as five grandchildren, Trevor W. (Timeen) Pruett of Augusta, Ga., Andrea L. Pruett of Denver, Colo., Charles Nordstrom of Chicago, Andrew James Nordstrom of Chicago and Benjamin (Penny) Hans of New Ulm, Minn.
Eldon was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Carol in 2011; son-in-law, Lon Pruett; and sister, Shirley V. Johnson.
Memorials in Eldon's name may be directed to the Iowa State University Foundation Agricultural Extension Fund.
Online condolences may be left at www.cedar memorial.com.
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