John Burk Hart was born on February 10, 1902, in Fairfax, South Dakota, the son of John Barnabas Hart and Eliza Jane Clapp Hart. He was reared in St. Xavier, Montana.
Before moving to Marshalltown, John lived and worked on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1924, he moved to the Marshalltown area. He lived with his father in a house at S. 12th St. and Boone St., Marshalltown. His father died the same year. John married Eleanor Blanche Jay on May 10, 1930, in Marshalltown.
John's employment in Marshalltown included: At a greenhouse and for the light company as a lineman. At the Gray Iron Foundry, John was the first to run a machine called a wheelabrator. He trained horses at the Old Fairgrounds and delivered groceries.
In the late 1940s, John and his family moved to a farm that his employer, Charlie, owned outside of Green Mountain near Marshalltown. There, John cared for cows, hogs, chickens, turkeys, and horses, and helped with haying. The family moved back to Marshalltown from Green Mountain in the early 1950s, where John remained until his death. John was a member of Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church.
With Eleanor, John ran the "Pig Stand" café in Marshalltown. He worked for the city at the landfill. Lastly, John worked for Stewart Building Mart, Inc., a lumber company, making truck deliveries. (Stewart was a cousin.) He was working at Stewart's when he passed away on February 11, 1963, from a heart attack.
John is survived by his wife, Eleanor Blanche Hart; his son James Burk Hart; and one grandchild; 2 sisters: Ethel Gladys Alley, Dayton, Wyoming; and Myrtle E. Sites, Sullivan, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister.
Arrangements were by and Visitation was at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home in Marshalltown from 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14, until the time of the funeral. Funeral services were held at Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church on Thursday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robert R. MacCanon officiating.
Information from John's obituary. Extensive additional information from John's son, Jim. Edited and submitted by Jim's longtime friend Angela, Member #48520699.
Before moving to Marshalltown, John lived and worked on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1924, he moved to the Marshalltown area. He lived with his father in a house at S. 12th St. and Boone St., Marshalltown. His father died the same year. John married Eleanor Blanche Jay on May 10, 1930, in Marshalltown.
John's employment in Marshalltown included: At a greenhouse and for the light company as a lineman. At the Gray Iron Foundry, John was the first to run a machine called a wheelabrator. He trained horses at the Old Fairgrounds and delivered groceries.
In the late 1940s, John and his family moved to a farm that his employer, Charlie, owned outside of Green Mountain near Marshalltown. There, John cared for cows, hogs, chickens, turkeys, and horses, and helped with haying. The family moved back to Marshalltown from Green Mountain in the early 1950s, where John remained until his death. John was a member of Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church.
With Eleanor, John ran the "Pig Stand" café in Marshalltown. He worked for the city at the landfill. Lastly, John worked for Stewart Building Mart, Inc., a lumber company, making truck deliveries. (Stewart was a cousin.) He was working at Stewart's when he passed away on February 11, 1963, from a heart attack.
John is survived by his wife, Eleanor Blanche Hart; his son James Burk Hart; and one grandchild; 2 sisters: Ethel Gladys Alley, Dayton, Wyoming; and Myrtle E. Sites, Sullivan, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister.
Arrangements were by and Visitation was at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home in Marshalltown from 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14, until the time of the funeral. Funeral services were held at Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church on Thursday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robert R. MacCanon officiating.
Information from John's obituary. Extensive additional information from John's son, Jim. Edited and submitted by Jim's longtime friend Angela, Member #48520699.
John Burk Hart was born on February 10, 1902, in Fairfax, South Dakota, the son of John Barnabas Hart and Eliza Jane Clapp Hart. He was reared in St. Xavier, Montana.
Before moving to Marshalltown, John lived and worked on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1924, he moved to the Marshalltown area. He lived with his father in a house at S. 12th St. and Boone St., Marshalltown. His father died the same year. John married Eleanor Blanche Jay on May 10, 1930, in Marshalltown.
John's employment in Marshalltown included: At a greenhouse and for the light company as a lineman. At the Gray Iron Foundry, John was the first to run a machine called a wheelabrator. He trained horses at the Old Fairgrounds and delivered groceries.
In the late 1940s, John and his family moved to a farm that his employer, Charlie, owned outside of Green Mountain near Marshalltown. There, John cared for cows, hogs, chickens, turkeys, and horses, and helped with haying. The family moved back to Marshalltown from Green Mountain in the early 1950s, where John remained until his death. John was a member of Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church.
With Eleanor, John ran the "Pig Stand" café in Marshalltown. He worked for the city at the landfill. Lastly, John worked for Stewart Building Mart, Inc., a lumber company, making truck deliveries. (Stewart was a cousin.) He was working at Stewart's when he passed away on February 11, 1963, from a heart attack.
John is survived by his wife, Eleanor Blanche Hart; his son James Burk Hart; and one grandchild; 2 sisters: Ethel Gladys Alley, Dayton, Wyoming; and Myrtle E. Sites, Sullivan, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister.
Arrangements were by and Visitation was at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home in Marshalltown from 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14, until the time of the funeral. Funeral services were held at Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church on Thursday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robert R. MacCanon officiating.
Information from John's obituary. Extensive additional information from John's son, Jim. Edited and submitted by Jim's longtime friend Angela, Member #48520699.
Before moving to Marshalltown, John lived and worked on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1924, he moved to the Marshalltown area. He lived with his father in a house at S. 12th St. and Boone St., Marshalltown. His father died the same year. John married Eleanor Blanche Jay on May 10, 1930, in Marshalltown.
John's employment in Marshalltown included: At a greenhouse and for the light company as a lineman. At the Gray Iron Foundry, John was the first to run a machine called a wheelabrator. He trained horses at the Old Fairgrounds and delivered groceries.
In the late 1940s, John and his family moved to a farm that his employer, Charlie, owned outside of Green Mountain near Marshalltown. There, John cared for cows, hogs, chickens, turkeys, and horses, and helped with haying. The family moved back to Marshalltown from Green Mountain in the early 1950s, where John remained until his death. John was a member of Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church.
With Eleanor, John ran the "Pig Stand" café in Marshalltown. He worked for the city at the landfill. Lastly, John worked for Stewart Building Mart, Inc., a lumber company, making truck deliveries. (Stewart was a cousin.) He was working at Stewart's when he passed away on February 11, 1963, from a heart attack.
John is survived by his wife, Eleanor Blanche Hart; his son James Burk Hart; and one grandchild; 2 sisters: Ethel Gladys Alley, Dayton, Wyoming; and Myrtle E. Sites, Sullivan, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister.
Arrangements were by and Visitation was at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home in Marshalltown from 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14, until the time of the funeral. Funeral services were held at Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church on Thursday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robert R. MacCanon officiating.
Information from John's obituary. Extensive additional information from John's son, Jim. Edited and submitted by Jim's longtime friend Angela, Member #48520699.
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