Jack L. Statser

Jack L. Statser, 71, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away at his home on Saturday, September 11th after a lengthy & courageous battle with brain cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M. Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Genesis Hospice VNA or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
He was born November 12, 1932 in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Harold “Tine” & Ruth (Marson) Statser and was a 1952 graduate of Mason City High School. After graduation, he served four years in the U.S. Navy as a Yeoman and was honorably discharged in 1956. He returned to Mason City and graduated from Mason City Junior College and worked as an electrician at Northwestern Portland Cement Company. In 1967, he moved to Bettendorf. He was an Electrical Unit Supervisor at Alcoa for many years before working as a Maintenance Planner & Scheduler. Jack was employed at Alcoa for 26 years, retiring in 1993.
He married Venita Brager-Bowen of Mason City in 1970 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Moline, Illinois. Upon his retirement, he & Venita spent their winters in El Cajon, California which he dearly loved. They have many friends there.
Jack was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf, a life-member of the VFW Post 9128 and the American Legion, both of Bettendorf. In addition, he was a member of the Alcoa 25-Year Club, the Alcoa Retirees Club and the Alcoa Retirees Golf League. He was also a member of the San Diego Zoological Society and Scripps Aquarium in La Jolla, California for many years.
In earlier years, he bowled in several area leagues and enjoyed golf. He especially loved spending time with his family. He also enjoyed his yard, trees, flowers, wild life and feeding his many backyard birds. Jack & Venita enjoyed fishing in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and traveling to various parts of the country.
He is survived by his loving wife, Venita; his daughters & sons-in-law, Rhonda & Tim Tisinger, RaNae & Jim Ehrecke, all of Bettendorf; Rheta & Chris Foley of Davenport; his son & daughter-in-law, Chief Yeoman Jason & JoAnn Statser. Jason is serving in the U.S. Navy at Rota, Spain and will soon relocate to Millington, Tennessee; his grandchildren, Amy, Joshua, Jacob & Sarah Tisinger, Heather Shipman & her husband, Chuck, Natalie Ehrecke, and Brett & Tyler Statser; and his great-grandchild, Thomas Shipman.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents.