IN LOVING MEMORY OF
James A.
Sears
November 30, 1943 – January 30, 2015
Obituary
JAMES A. SEARS, 71, of Denver, Colorado and originally from Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, January 30, 2015 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center.
Memorial services will be held on Sunday, February 15th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. It was James' wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Forney Museum, 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver, CO. 80216. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
James was born on November 30, 1943 at Cherokee, Iowa to Cecil & Marian (Herron) Sears. He graduated from Cherokee Washington High School on 1964. He served in the Vietnam War from April 2, 1965 until January 10, 1967, being discharged as SP4 (T) E-4 earning the Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal. He was married to Janet Stewart on April 20, 1968 in Cherokee, Iowa. He had worked at John Deere Implement, Walnut Grove, Lee's Hardware and was later self-employed. He retired in February of 2000. He was affiliated with the Methodist Church. He enjoyed antique cars, traveling, eagles, and his grandkids. He was a current resident of Denver, Colorado where he had lived the past 30 years, and was originally from Cherokee, Iowa.
He belonged to numerous car clubs, including; Buick Club of America, Mile High Chapter and Rocky Mountain Chapter; Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Rocky Mountain Region; Lambda Car Club, Sunday Afternoon Car Klub Chapter; Model A Ford Club of Colorado; Northern Colorado Model A's; Veteran Motor Car Club of America, Just for fun Chapter; Smart Car Club of America and a member of the Forney Museum of Transportation in Denver.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and his ex-wife Janet Sears.
He is survived by his two children: Jeffrey Sears and his wife Paula of Solon, Iowa; Janna Sears and special friend Val Olson of Washta, Iowa; two grandchildren: Ryan & Braydon Sears; one brother and two sisters: Gerald (Nancy) Sears of Cherokee, Iowa; Dorothy (Paul) McGee of Cherokee, Iowa; Carol (Don) Fiser of Quimby, Iowa; also many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial services will be held on Sunday, February 15th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. It was James' wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Forney Museum, 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver, CO. 80216. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
James was born on November 30, 1943 at Cherokee, Iowa to Cecil & Marian (Herron) Sears. He graduated from Cherokee Washington High School on 1964. He served in the Vietnam War from April 2, 1965 until January 10, 1967, being discharged as SP4 (T) E-4 earning the Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal. He was married to Janet Stewart on April 20, 1968 in Cherokee, Iowa. He had worked at John Deere Implement, Walnut Grove, Lee's Hardware and was later self-employed. He retired in February of 2000. He was affiliated with the Methodist Church. He enjoyed antique cars, traveling, eagles, and his grandkids. He was a current resident of Denver, Colorado where he had lived the past 30 years, and was originally from Cherokee, Iowa.
He belonged to numerous car clubs, including; Buick Club of America, Mile High Chapter and Rocky Mountain Chapter; Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Rocky Mountain Region; Lambda Car Club, Sunday Afternoon Car Klub Chapter; Model A Ford Club of Colorado; Northern Colorado Model A's; Veteran Motor Car Club of America, Just for fun Chapter; Smart Car Club of America and a member of the Forney Museum of Transportation in Denver.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and his ex-wife Janet Sears.
He is survived by his two children: Jeffrey Sears and his wife Paula of Solon, Iowa; Janna Sears and special friend Val Olson of Washta, Iowa; two grandchildren: Ryan & Braydon Sears; one brother and two sisters: Gerald (Nancy) Sears of Cherokee, Iowa; Dorothy (Paul) McGee of Cherokee, Iowa; Carol (Don) Fiser of Quimby, Iowa; also many nieces, nephews and cousins.
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