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Galen Tack Obituary
Funeral services for Galen Tack will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd. Pastor LaVonne Kaasa and Chaplain Kent Mechler will officiate. Burial will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, rural Floyd.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Monday). Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Galen Louis Tack was born May 29, 1919, in rural Powersville, the son of Glenn and Mildred (Vestal) Tack. He attended school in rural Powersville. On March 19, 1941, he was united in marriage to Fern Schrage at her parents' farm in Greene. Galen and his wife farmed in the Greene area before moving to Floyd where they farmed for more than 50 years.
He was a member of the Floyd Lions Club, the Heritage Club, different card clubs, the Farm Bureau for more than 60 years and the Senior Center in Charles City.
Galen was also a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd where he served as church trustee and head usher for many years. His interests included farming, livestock, playing cards, helping others, his grandchildren and visiting with family and friends. For 66 years Galen was a devoted husband and for the last several years a caregiver for his wife.
Living family members include his wife, Fern, of Floyd; three daughters: Jan (Ron) Tjaden of Floyd, Donna (Allen) Ricks of Hudson, Gayle Hoy of Floyd; five grandchildren: Renee (Scott) Kramer, Sarah (Shane) Van Waardhuizen, Eric (Michelle) Hoy, Melinda Hoy and special friend Jamie Cook, Philip Hoy and his fianceé, Jessica Ayers; six great grandchildren: Jennifer, Cody, and Tjaden Kramer, Ella Van Waardhuizen, Jared Cook, and Olivia Hoy; one sister, Helen (the Rev. Oliver) Brewer of Charles City; and one brother, Glenndale (Gladys) Tack of Salinas, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one son-in-law, Randall Hoy, on Jan. 16, 2004.
Memorials may be directed to the Floyd Grace United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 167, Floyd, IA 50435-0167.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.
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