James-Russell-Obituary

James Douglas Russell

Johnston, Iowa

Mar 17, 1943 – Aug 10, 2025 (Age 82)

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BORN
March 17, 1943
DIED
August 10, 2025
AGE
82
LOCATION
Johnston, Iowa

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James (Jim) Russell, 82, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday, August 22, 2025 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale. Visitation with Jim's family will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, August 21, 2025 at McLaren's Resthaven...

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There are no words that express the love my sisters and I (Nicki, Karen and Candy Eason) had for Jim. Our families met in Jefferson before Jim graduated from Jefferson High School. Jim and my sister Nicki were Charity Ball King and Queen. Jim had a childhood name for me and continued to use when we would text in later years. He called me Kitten. I painted a portrait of his "adopted" child when baptized. Jim helped raise this young girl and provided needed guidance from a young age through her...