Jeffrey C. Cox

1960 - 2025

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, at South Santiago Lutheran Church for Jeffrey Charles Cox, 64, of Clear Lake, who went to be with Jesus May 12, 2025, surrounded by his family. This has left a void in our hearts that will never be filled. The Rev. Allison Peterson will officiate and burial will be at South Santiago Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at church.
Jeff was born July 18, 1960, to Charles "Jerry" and Patricia Cox and graduated from Becker High School. He was married to - Karen Sarah Graning July 14, 1979, at South Santiago Lutheran Church. He worked at Centra Sota Cooperative and later was employed at Great River Energy as a mechanic and welder.
Jeff was a good guy, a people person and a friend to everyone. He had this amazing ability to strike up a conversation with a stranger and turn it into a long-lasting friendship. He cherished his friendships and was known for stopping over to "shoot the breeze" with a bag of fish from his last fishing trip or fresh vegetables from his garden.
Jeff had a true love for the outdoors. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and trapper - a great outdoorsman. He loved fishing trips to Canada in spring and gearing up for deer hunting in fall. He had a passion and great talent for training his hunting dogs, enjoyed evening rides on his horse "Sugar" and working in the field on his tractor.
Most of all, he loved his family. Being Papa to his 11 grandchildren was the joy and happiness of his life. He was the kind of papa to take you to school in the morning so that you didn't have to ride the bus, had a constant supply of freezies for hot summer days as well as a stash of goodies in his truck for his "Little Sweethearts."
He loved his wife and four daughters. He was our leader and protector, calling daily with questions like "Did you unplug the coffee pot?" "Are your doors locked?" "Have you checked your oil?" "Are you buckled up?" and sending a nightly text to his four girls that read "Night love yous sweethearts, have a wonderful day everyone. Love you."
He was our hero, our everything and will be missed every moment of every day.
Jeff is survived by his wife, Karen; daughters, Jessica (Pete) Iten, Sarah (Zac) Johnson, Katie (Aaron) Buesgens and Leah (Caleb) Cox; grandchildren, Layla, Mya, Olivia, Charlotte, Chloe, Aaron Jr., Finley, Bo, Prairie, Eve and Faye; mother, Patricia (Patty) Cox; brothers and sister, Tom (Jackie) Cox, Tammy (Bob) Kruchten, Jon (Bev) Cox and Joe (Krissy) Cox; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Bernard Cox; granddaughter, Ava Johnson; father, Charles Cox; paternal grandparents, Earl and Alice Cox; maternal grandparents, Harold and Eleanor Hesley; father and mother-in-law, Bernard and Rosella Graning.
Obituary, guest book and video tribute available online at www.williamsdingmann.com
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