Obituaries : 'Red' McFarland

"Red" McFarland

"Red" McFarland, 64, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at University Of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City following an brief illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Jack McClure,C.PP.S, officiating. Interment will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone from 4 to 8 PM on Monday and after 9 AM Tuesday at the church in Van Horne. A Memorial Fund has been established.

Red was born April 8, 1946 at Walker to Howard and Zelma (Magarell) McFarland. On March 29, 1969 he married JoAnn DeNeve at Van Horne. Red had been a truck driver at Quaker Oats, John Deere and Amana. He enjoyed fishing playing cards, and casinos. His greatest pleasure came from watching his grandsons play ball.

He is survived by JoAnn McFarland of Van Horne; three sons, Shane (Ame) McFarland of Pleasant Hill, Jay (Kendall) McFarland of Cedar Rapids, and Tim (Kim) McFarland of Blairstown; three grandchildren, Jordan, Austin, and Justise McFarland;

two step-grandchildren, Keaton and Kayla Miller; his sisters, Nancy Thompson of Cedar Rapids, and Gloria Lowe of Marion; his brothers-in-law, Gene (Becky) DeNeve of Blairstown, Fred (Shirley) DeNeve of Van Horne, and Ron Flickinger of Vinton; and several special nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-dad, George Ulch; and his brother, Mike McFarland.