Howard William Montgomery
July 3, 1931 — November 23, 2011
Howard William Montgomery
GARNER - Bud Montgomery, 80, of Garner, died Wednesday (November 23, 2011) at Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, November 29th at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund officiating. Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 P.M., Monday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Howard William Montgomery, the son of Clifford and Lela (Bachman) Montgomery was born on July 3, 1931. He was baptized at the Klemme Methodist Episcopal Church on September 20, 1931. Bud attended and graduated from Klemme High School in 1948 and played on the Klemme basketball team. He especially enjoyed attending the Klemme Golden Oldies reunions in later years. Bud spent his working life as a printer. He worked at the Klemme Times in Klemme, North Iowa Printing Company in Garner and MetalCraft in Mason City. On July 20, 1952, he married LaVon A. Franken at the Evangelical and Reformed Church in rural Schaller. They made their first home in Klemme; eventually moving to Garner. After 18 years of marriage, they were blessed with their daughter, Ann, in 1970. LaVon passed away July 4, 1984. On September 19, 1986, Bud married Deloris "Dee" K. (Schriever) Casey at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner. The couple enjoyed spending winters as "snow birds" in the Mesa, Arizona, area. Dee passed away July 26, 2009.
Bud was an avid collector of antiques. He had collections of picture postcards, coins, Nippon glassware, license plates and everything in between. His lifelong passion was antique cars. He especially enjoyed traveling the U.S. on antique car tours in his retirement. Bud and Dee completed the New London-New Brighton One Cylinder Antique Car Run many times.
Bud was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner, a charter member of the North Iowa Vintage Auto Club (NIVA) of Mason City, a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America, the Model T Ford Club of America and the Clarion Coin Club.
Bud is survived by his daughter, Ann (Troy) FitzHenry of Mankato, MN; step children, Doug (Tammie) Casey of Hampton and Barbara (Mylon) Card of Hampton; grandchildren, Drew and Cassandra FitzHenry; Nicole, Jenna, Jordan, Emily and Chase Casey, Ciara, Rachel, Aubrey and Alexis Card; a sister, Carole (Paul) Thovson of Mesa, AZ; a sister-in-law, Sharron (Robert) Johnson of Latimer; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Franken of Odebolt; a niece, nephew and several cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; Clifford and Lela Montgomery; his wife, LaVon, and his wife, Dee.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, November 29th at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund officiating. Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 P.M., Monday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Howard William Montgomery, the son of Clifford and Lela (Bachman) Montgomery was born on July 3, 1931. He was baptized at the Klemme Methodist Episcopal Church on September 20, 1931. Bud attended and graduated from Klemme High School in 1948 and played on the Klemme basketball team. He especially enjoyed attending the Klemme Golden Oldies reunions in later years. Bud spent his working life as a printer. He worked at the Klemme Times in Klemme, North Iowa Printing Company in Garner and MetalCraft in Mason City. On July 20, 1952, he married LaVon A. Franken at the Evangelical and Reformed Church in rural Schaller. They made their first home in Klemme; eventually moving to Garner. After 18 years of marriage, they were blessed with their daughter, Ann, in 1970. LaVon passed away July 4, 1984. On September 19, 1986, Bud married Deloris "Dee" K. (Schriever) Casey at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner. The couple enjoyed spending winters as "snow birds" in the Mesa, Arizona, area. Dee passed away July 26, 2009.
Bud was an avid collector of antiques. He had collections of picture postcards, coins, Nippon glassware, license plates and everything in between. His lifelong passion was antique cars. He especially enjoyed traveling the U.S. on antique car tours in his retirement. Bud and Dee completed the New London-New Brighton One Cylinder Antique Car Run many times.
Bud was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner, a charter member of the North Iowa Vintage Auto Club (NIVA) of Mason City, a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America, the Model T Ford Club of America and the Clarion Coin Club.
Bud is survived by his daughter, Ann (Troy) FitzHenry of Mankato, MN; step children, Doug (Tammie) Casey of Hampton and Barbara (Mylon) Card of Hampton; grandchildren, Drew and Cassandra FitzHenry; Nicole, Jenna, Jordan, Emily and Chase Casey, Ciara, Rachel, Aubrey and Alexis Card; a sister, Carole (Paul) Thovson of Mesa, AZ; a sister-in-law, Sharron (Robert) Johnson of Latimer; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Franken of Odebolt; a niece, nephew and several cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; Clifford and Lela Montgomery; his wife, LaVon, and his wife, Dee.
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