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Null, Vernon
Vernon Null, 94, of Monticello, died Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2010, at Silvercrest of Anamosa following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 11 Friday morning, Dec. 31, at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Monticello, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.
Surviving are four children, Diane (Robert) Cerny, Robert (Jan) Null, Richard Null and Glen Null, all of Monticello; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Roy Null, Monticello, and Ray (Ginny) Null, Ventura, Calif.; and a sister, Mae Young, Hiawatha.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, James; his wife, Louise; and a brother, Earl.
Vernon Frederick Null was born May 26, 1916, in Lovell Township, Jones County, Iowa, he son of John and Hannah (Husmann) Null. He received his education in the Lovell Township School No. 6. Vernon started planting corn at the age of 11, a task that he loved and continued for 75 years until he was 86. Vernon Null and Louise Baumann were married April 8, 1947, at St. John's Lutheran Church. The couple farmed in Scotch Grove Township. In 1953, the couple bought a farm in Scotch Grove Township, where they lived until moving to Monticello in 1980. Louise preceded him in death on Jan. 7, 2005. Vernon had been a resident of Silvercrest of Anamosa for the past year.
Vernon was a life long member of St. John's Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He was also a Sunday school teacher and had served as an elder. He had been an assessor for Scotch Grove Township and served on the Rural Fire Board. After moving to Monticello he served on the Senior Housing Board during the building of Sycamore Gardens and was a member of the Lions Club.
He and Louise loved to travel, taking trips all over the United States and Canada as well as to Switzerland and Germany.
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In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St John's Lutheran Church, Camp Courageous or the Monticello Fire Department.
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