Jack Beddow,
66, of Brownsdale, Minnesota died on Friday, July 5, 2013 surrounded by the love of his family.
Jack Wayne Beddow was born April 1, 1947 in Forest City, Iowa to Donald and Charlotte (Cooke) Beddow. In 1959 he moved with his parents to a farm north of Chester, Iowa. Farming was his greatest love, a passion he shared with his dad.
He attended school in LeRoy, Minnesota. He married Jolene Noe on December 29, 1963 in Lime Springs, Iowa. They have two children, Jeffrey Scott and Jill Annette. The couple farmed in the Lime Springs and Chester area until 1986 when they both started work at Hormel Foods, retiring in 2011.
Jack was everyone’s “fixer.” There was nothing he couldn’t figure out a way to make work.
Jack enjoyed many trips out west with Jeff and Jill and fishing on Lake of the Woods. When the grandchildren (six of them) came along, he had great joy in snowmobiling, biking and sleepovers at Grandpa and Grandma’s. He loved the hours spent with them.
He and Jolene’s greatest enjoyment was snowmobiling “Up North.” They enjoyed the Gunflint Trail and Aspen Lodge. Mark and his crew made it a great home away from home. They enjoyed Trail Center,
Hungry Jack Lodge and the miles and miles of trails.
He was preceded in death by his father, Don Beddow, and mother-in-law, Fern Noe.
He will be sorely missed by his wife Jolene of Brownsdale; his son Jeff (Judi) Beddow and children Justin, Josh, Jarod and Janell of Dodge Center, Minnesota; his daughter Jill (Lee) Gooder and children Shelley and Zach; his mother Charlotte Beddow of Chester; fatherin law Harold Noe Sr. of Spring Valley; brothers Tom Beddow of Chester and Jim (Carmen) Beddow of Stewartville and sister Deb Driscall of Kasson, Minnesota. He is also survived by his in-laws Harold (Carrie) Noe Jr. of Cresco, Iowa, Bert (Joy) Noe of Rochester, Minnesota, Marolyn (Merlynn) Hetrick of Texas, Carolyn Eddy of Wyoming, Judy (David) Jacobson of Cresco, Iowa and Jan (Bob) Behnken of South St. Paul as well as many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and-nephews who always thought of him as their “hero.”
The family extends its sincerest thanks to the Mayo doctors and their wonderful care and the Austin Mayo Hospice. Memorials are preferred to the Brownsdale United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at the Brownsdale United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sharon Goetzinger officiating. Condolences may be left on line at www.hindtfuneralhomes.com.
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