Oscar J. Croonquist

Oscar J. Croonquist, 87, of Twin Lakes, formerly of Callender, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home with his family by his side following a 20 year courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 25th at 9:45 a.m. in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Moorland, with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officiating the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Our Lady of Good Counsel Cemetery in Moorland, with Military Rites conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1856 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo of Twin Lakes; children, Jolene Jenkins and her husband John of Newton; Kathy Parenza and her husband Tony of Urbandale; Dave Croonquist and his wife Laura of Omaha; Julie Nelson and her husband Todd of Iowa City; and Dan Croonquist of Callender; 16 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and his brother, Alan Croonquist and his wife Bonnie of Moorland. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Oscar and Bertha (Ostrand) Croonquist; brother, Bernard Croonquist; and sisters, Gladys Selander and Edna Fiala. Oscar Junior Croonquist was born on February 15, 1928 in Palm Grove, IA. The family then moved to Moorland. He graduated from Moorland High School in 1946. Oscar attended 2 years of college in Fort Dodge and then completed the Iowa State University Farm Program. On June 25, 1955 he was united in marriage to Mary Jo Kehoe in Moorland and the couple established their home on a farm near Callender for more than 40 years. Besides being a rural letter carrier for the United States Postal Service for 32 years, he also farmed for 42 years. Oscar was very proud to receive an award for the "Million Mile" safe driver club as a letter carrier. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Callender American Legion, and served on the Lehigh Valley Telephone Board for 21 years. Oscar was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend to many. He and his wife Mary Jo, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the company of his family on June 25th. Over the years, Oscar especially cherished the time spent and memories shared with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family or to Hospice of Fort Dodge. Visitation Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Service Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 10:30 am Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 100 Main St Moorland, Iowa 50566