Jonathan Reed Goddard

Jonathan Reed Goddard, 27, Waverly, Iowa, died on Friday, November 27, 2009 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jonathan was born on December 9, 1981, the son of Michael Luchtenburg and Kathy (Brown) Luchtenburg. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Waverly and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Allison, Iowa. He attended grade school in Allison and graduated from Waverly-Shell Rock High School in 2000. He was united in marriage to Nichole Mitchell on September 9, 2006, at St. Olaf, Iowa. Jonathan worked for Croell Redi-Mix in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Albert Lea, Minnesota and recently was the Plant Manager at the Waverly Plant. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, and looking for mushrooms and asparagus. He loved to ride his Harley and four-wheeler. He was a member of Whitetails Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, the Turkey Federation, and Pheasants Forever. He is survived by his wife, Nichole Goddard of Waverly, Iowa; his daughter, Karli Kay Goddard at home, his mother Kathy Staudt and her husband, Lou of Shell Rock, Iowa; one brother, Chase Goddard of Shell Rock, Iowa; two step brothers, Cody Staudt of New Prague, Minnesota; and Cole Staudt of Shell Rock, Iowa; one step sister, Courtney Staudt of Rural Waverly, Iowa; his father-in-law, Allen Mitchell and special friend, Linda Beck of St. Olaf, Iowa; mother-in-law, Kristi (Martin) Payne and her husband Kent of Winterset, Iowa; two brother-in-laws, Nathan Mitchell and Austin Mitchell, both of Winterset, Iowa and one sister-in-law, Amber Priebe of Humboldt, Iowa; his maternal grandfather, Melvin Brown of Waverly, Iowa; his paternal grandparents, Harold Luchtenburg of Anamosa, Iowa; his paternal grandmother, Jane Baldwin of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; his adoptive paternal grandparents, Ralph Goddard and his wife, Lavonne of Wausau, Wisconsin. Jonathan was preceded in death by his father, Michael Luchtenburg and his adoptive father, Randall Goddard, and his maternal grandmother, Kay Brown. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 11:00 at Faith Lutheran Church in Shell Rock with Pastor Kim Smith officiating. Private Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Waverly. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly. Memorials may be directed to the family and the Jonathan Reed Goddard Memorial Fund has been established at Veridian Credit Union. Online condolences may be left at www.kaisercorson.com