John H. Fawcett passed away peacefully in his sleep at Green Hills Health care Center, Ames, Iowa. His savior Jesus Christ took him home to heaven early in the morning on May 4, 2023. John's death was caused from dementia.
John Harold Fawcett was born the second child to Harold T. and Marjorie E. (Landsberg) Fawcett in Nevada, Iowa. John made his entrance into this world on a real cold and very snowy Monday afternoon, being born on December 16, 1940. He did have an older sister, Suzanne. John grew up and went to school in Nevada. He graduated from Nevada High School on May 29, 1959.
John was employed and worked at Coast to Coast, Montgomery Ward, F.W. Wool Worth, and the Five and Dime Store at North Grand Mall in Ames. John met his future wife and soulmate, Donna Marjean Siegenthaler in Des Moines, Iowa. The two of them met on October 5, 1967. John and Marjean were married at a nighttime wedding ceremony on June 22, 1968. The wedding toke place at the United Methodist Church in her hometown, Menlo, Iowa. The newlywed couple did take a two-week honeymoon trip to four of the Hawaiian Islands. They made their home in Ames, Iowa.
John had a collection of many things that included teddy bears, music boxes, beer steins, L P records, CD's, cassette tapes, and DVD movies.
He did like different kinds of music, such as songs from the 1920's and 1930's, Big Band era in the 1940's, songs from the 1950's and 1960's, plus old-time religious hymns. John's favorite kind of music were songs from Broadway theater and movie musicals.
John enjoyed writing poetry in his past time. He really enjoyed writing the words down on paper for each poem. God gave him this wonderful talent of expressing his thoughts in this beautifully artistic way in words in the poems. John had his poetry published in the Ames Tribune and other newspapers.
John really enjoyed working on his Fawcett Family ancestry. John and Marjean did have the special privilege to travel to the State of Virginia during October 1989. The two of them got to see and visit John's fourth great grandfather Fawcett's original stone house, barn, and spring house at Fawcett Gap, Virginia; located ten miles southwest of Winchester, Virginia. They did get to meet and visit a few of the Fawcett relatives on John's ancestral line. The relatives still live in that area of Virginia. John and Marjean enjoyed traveling on Motorcoach (Bus) trips with other people to see and visit many interesting places in the United States from 1986 to 2004. Their many travel journeys took us to lots of new adventures to the South, North, East, and West areas of our great country. The two of them really enjoyed traveling with other people on the bus trips, just like one big happy family.
John is survived by his loving wife, Marjean, his sister, Suzanne Ammerman of River Falls, Wisconsin, nephews, Dean (Jenny) Ammerman of Eagon Minnesota, Steven (Ute) Germany, nieces Linda Wren of Utah, Bonnie Wren of Virginia, cousins, great nieces and nephews, great great nieces and nephews. Special friends, Burgess and Cynthia Shriver, Ray and Anita LeMaster and Dan and Nancy Bjokne, plus many other dear friends.
John was preceded in death by parents, parents-in-law, two brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, both sets of grandparents, nephew and many other relatives.
Funeral arrangements for John H. Fawcett will be at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 on Monday, May 15, 2023, with a visitation starting at 11:00 a.m. and a funeral service held at 1:30 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Ames Municipal Cemetery at 2:15p.m.
In lieu of flowers a memorial donation may be made to the Diabetes Association, American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 7023 Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 , The Iowa Chapter of Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601, Ames Animal Shelter and Control, 325 Billy Sunday Road, Ames, Iowa 50010, or a charity of your choice.
John's wife Marjean wants to give a big thank you to the Nurses and the CNA's, who gave John excellent care for the last five years of his life at Green Hills Health Care Center and Thank you to Suncrest Hospice for such good care during the last weeks of John's life.
Honey, I want to let you know that beloved Wife, Marjean, all of your relatives, and countless friends will remember your smile, always. Everyone of us will hold many fond memories of you in our hearts, forever.

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