Cover photo for Richard Lee Jackson's Obituary
Richard Lee Jackson Profile Photo
1944 Richard 2019

Richard Lee Jackson

March 26, 1944 — August 29, 2019

Spencer

   Richard Lee Jackson, the son of Marion and Virginia (Bing) Jackson, was born on March 26, 1944 in  Storm Lake, IA. He was raised in the Newell, Jolley and then Albert City areas and attended high school in Rembrandt, graduating in 1963. Following high school, he farmed near Sulphur Springs for 2 years, and then moved to the Albert City area, just east of highway 71&3 intersection, where he farmed until his retirement.

     On August 9, 1964, Richard married Karna Bergmann in Alta, IA. To this union three children were born: Trent, Todd and Tonya. Richard loved living on the farm and raising his family. He liked to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle, snowmobiling and attending tractor pulls. Richard also obtained a pilot’s license and was a private pilot in his younger years. He was a very social person and loved to visit with people.

     Richard passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Mercy medical Center in Sioux City at the age of 75. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Todd in 1999 and 2 brothers-in-law, Bruce Setchell and Larry Bergmann.

     Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Karna of Spencer, IA; his son, Trent of Alta, IA; his daughter, Tonya Erickson (Kent) of Webb, IA; his grandchildren: Kole Erickson and his son, Aiden, Karissa Erickson (Clay Wyse and their daughter, Braelynn, and Kyrstin  Erickson (Taylor Briles); his sister, Sondra Setchell of Naperville, IL; other relatives and many friends.

SERVICES
Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, September 4, at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer.

There will be a lunch served at the church before going to the cemetery.
OFFICIATING
Pastor Paul Kaldahl
CASKET BEARERS
Kole Erickson
Clay Wyse
Taylor Briles
Virgil Habben
Dan Demers
Danny Casey
Jim Bartholomew
VISITATION
Visitation will begin after 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, with the family present from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer.
MUSIC
Organist - Kristin Kaldahl
Soloist - Jon Josephson

"How Great Thou Art"
"On Eagle's Wings"
"Here I Am, Lord"
INTERMENT
Burial will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday at the Newell Cemetery in Newell, Iowa


To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Richard Lee Jackson, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 39

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree