John F. Huerter age 101, died Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Manor Care, Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 Saturday morning, October 20, 2018 at St. Patrick's Church, Anamosa with interment in the Holy Cross Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation at the church will be held from 3 until 7 Friday and after 9:30 Saturday at the church. A parish Vigil Service will be held at 3:00 and a Knights of Columbus Rosary will be said at 7 on Friday. Fr. Nick March will officiate at the services. Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa is caring for John, his family and his services.

He lovingly leaves behind his daughter Malinda (Steve) Engelbart, Anamosa, 6 grandchildren, Heath (Pam), Thomas (Chelsie), Jennifer (Andy) Tatar, Matthew, Stephanie (Sam) Wendt, Katie (Lucas) Schaefer, 13 great-grandchildren, Greg, Tom, Colton, Athena, Rachael, Maggie, Isaac, Elisabeth, TJ, Olivia, Adelyn, Joel and Aubrey and 2 great-great-grandchildren, Ella and William. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Neita, his son Thomas, 2 sisters, Henrietta Huerter and Agnes Hutfles and 8 brothers, Joe, Henry, Lawrence, Vincent, Ambrose, Ray, Adrian and Elmer.

John Frederick Huerter was born on February 10, 1917 at Kelly, Kansas. He was the son of Jacob and Margaret (Kongs) Huerter. John started farming at an early age with the untimely death of his father. John served in the United States Navy in the Pacific, European, and African Theaters during WWII. John married Neita Meeks on September 8, 1945 in Gilbert, Iowa. The couple lived in San Francisco until John got out of the service. They farmed in Prairieburg before opening Huerter's Locker Service in Anamosa with his brother, Elmer in 1948. He and Neita became the sole owner's in 1952 and operated the locker side-by-side until they retired in 1998. John raised cattle and hogs, but had a special love for horses.

John was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus (3rd Degree), the Broken Bit Saddle Club, the Anamosa V.F.W, and American Legion, and one of the founding members of the Anamosa Area Ambulance Service.