University of Iowa Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of John Fatland
Dr. John Fatland Colfax - John Lewis Fatland, named after his grandfathers, John Fatland and Lewis Larson, was born January 2nd, 1925 in Colfax to Dr. Olaf S. and Luella B. Larson Fatland, to join an older sister, Kathryn Jean. He attended the Colfax public schools, graduating from high school in 1943. He subsequently attended the University of Iowa, where he earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts in 1946 and an M.D. in 1949. On October 31, 1948, he married the love of his life, Donita V....
