Jack W. Fox

Jack Fox, 89 of Templeton, died early Monday morning, December 2, 2013 at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton. The Celebrant will be Fr. Steven Brodersen. Mass Servers will be Mitchell and Anna Langel. Music will be by Jeanne Kerkhoff and the Sacred Heart Men’s Choir. Lector for the funeral mass will be Scott Sibbel. Gift Bearers will be Jack’s grandchildren: Alex, Taylor, and Ryan Fox, and Brock and Brett Muhlbauer. Casket Bearers will be: Daryl Klocke, Gary Niehaus, Kevin Wieland, Scott Halbur, Russ Bruhn, and Dennis Carter. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Templeton. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday where there will be a Rosary at 4 p.m. by the Templeton Knights of Columbus, and a Christian Wake Service by Sacred Heart Parish at 6 p.m. The casket will be moved to Sacred Heart Church in Templeton at 9 a.m. Thursday morning, where visitation will resume until the time of the funeral mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolence may be left for Jack’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. The son of William “Bay” and Florence (Reicher) Fox, Jack William was born on June 8, 1924 at Templeton, Iowa. Jack attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton and graduated with the Class of 1941. He worked as a meat cutter for Safeway Stores and following the passing of his father became engaged in the family farm operation. Jack was united in marriage to Annabelle Klocke on September 4, 1965 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dedham. Following their marriage the couple made their home on the Fox family farm south of Templeton where Jack was a grain and livestock farmer his entire life. He enjoyed golfing and trips to the Corner Station in Templeton for coffee and socializing. Jack had a devotion to his faith, his family; and his greatest joy his grandchildren. He was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Templeton and the Templeton Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife Annabelle of Templeton; his children: Curt Fox and wife Shelli of Templeton, Carla Muhlbauer and husband Chris of Ankeny, and Craig Fox of Manning; five grandchildren: Alex, Taylor, and Ryan Fox, and Brock and Brett Muhlbauer; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Dorothy (William) Schon of Glidden, Lavina Kieser of Illinois, Ron (Linda) Klocke of Florida, Louise Klocke of Carroll, and Leona Klocke of Coon Rapids; as well as other extended relatives and many friends. Jack was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Jeanne Niehaus; and his brother, Jerry Fox.

Jack W. Fox

June 8, 1924 - December 2, 2013