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John Sliekers Obituary
John Sliekers, Jr.
April 27, 1931 - July 28, 2023
WATERLOO - John Jr. Sliekers, 92, of Waterloo, died Friday, July 28 at his home of natural causes.
He was born April 27, 1931 in Round Lake, Minn., son of John and Lettitia Maude Woods Sliekers, Sr.
He married Dolores "Jean" Leyden on Aug. 23, 1951 in San Diego, Calif.
John graduated from Washington High School in Washington, Iowa. He honorably served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was a member and Past Commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623, a member of the Eagles and Moose Lodge.
He was an electrician with local IBEW 288, retiring in 1992.
Survived by: his wife of Waterloo; two sons, Martin of Bend, Ore., and Tyson of Waterloo; three daughters, Teresa (Tom) Arnold of Bend, Ore., Lynn (Mark) Knecht of Nashua, and Sara (Harold) Clayton of Littleton, Iowa; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by a son, John Jeffery Sliekers; a brother, Arden; and three sisters, Gerry Thompson, Geneva Knepp and Jeanne Messerschmitt.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 138 and VFW Post 1623, along with flag presentation by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Public visitation will be for one hour before services.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Online condolences may be left at www.hagartywaychoffgrarup.com.
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Jeff Sherwood
March 20, 2025
Thank you for your service to your country and take you to your service to the veterans and all the community around the Black hawk county you're a great leader and it was a pleasure knowing you I sincere condolences to the family and friends and veterans especially to Sarah and her sister which I believe is only other family members I met of John's from the VFW Post may God bring him home to rest an eternal light
Dean Geary
August 19, 2023
To everybody in the slickers family my condolences I am so sorry for your loss
Dean Geary
Debbie Boltz
August 2, 2023
Amy we are so sorry for your loss.
Jody Helmrichs
August 1, 2023
I meet John and his family when we volunteered with the horses at Camp Ingawanis many years ago. I have a lot of fond memories. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Jody Adams-Helmrichs.
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