John Lester Hobson

JOHN LESTER HOBSON

Mount Pleasant

John Lester Hobson, 87, of Mount Pleasant, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020, at his home in Mount Pleasant.

He was born on July 20, 1932, at Eldora, Iowa, the son of Pleasant Ellis and Rosa Della Brindle Hobson. He was united in marriage to Lola Haberkamp on Sept. 6, 1957,

at the Peace Reformed Church in Garner, Iowa. John served his country in the U.s. Air Force during the Korean conflict. John graduated from Iowa State with a Bachelor of Science degree on Feb. 25, 1961, in agricultural engineering. He went on to work at John Deere in Dubuque then later to J.I. Case in Burlington. He later moved to Mount Pleasant, where he owned Mid-America Engineering. John was an excellent welder, loved to restore old cars, attending swap meets and spending time outdoors. He was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Danville, Iowa, where he served as deacon and treasurer.

John is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lola; and his children, Linda (Steve) Mackin of Bellevue, Wash., and Steve (Shea) Hobson of Mount Pleasant; three grandchildren, Logan Mackin, Mike Hobson and Alexis Hobson; and one great-grandson, Carl; two brothers, Bob Hobson of Hillman, Minn., Bill Hobson of Marshalltown, Iowa; and two sisters, Ruth Holm of Sarasota, Fla., and Betty Kearns of Palmetto, Fla.

John was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Carroll Hobson.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 19, at Congregational United Church of Christ in Danville. Burial will be in the Jagger Cemetery, rural Danville. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family will be present from 4 to 7 p.m. that evening.

Memorials may be directed to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in his memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com.

Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant is handling the arrangements.