John was born in Hastings, MN and lived in Minnesota, Colorado, and Utah.
He attended Minneapolis Vocational High School and joined the Minnesota Air National Guard in November 1955, served active duty during the 1961 Berlin Crisis, and he was discharged in October 1962.
He attended college at the University of Minnesota where he met the love of his life at the Newman Center.
John briefly worked as a telephone lineman while attending college, then Univac and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company/The St. Paul as a computer programmer. He also worked for H&R Block as a technical assistant.
He volunteered extensively at St. Agnes Church and School from 2009 through 2022 prior to moving to Kansas in fall of 2022.
He will be greatly missed and always remembered by his daughter, Margaret (Michael) Peniston of Shawnee, KS; son, Sean of Apple Valley, MN; granddaughter Ariel of Alamogordo, NM; sister, Jane Anne of Alameda, CA; sister-in-law, Mary Anne (Bill) Scarborough of Roseville, MN; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jane Marie; parents, Cyril and Margaret Mary; and his sister Eva Lu Carufel.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 24 at the Church of St. Agnes, 548 Lafond Ave., St. Paul. Visitation 4:00 - 7:00 PM Monday at Mueller-Bies Funeral Home-Roseville, 2130 N. Dale St. @ County Rd. B and at church from 9:30-10:30 AM on Tuesday.
Interment Resurrection Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred in John’s name to St Agnes Church and School in Minnesota or St. Joseph Church and School in Shawnee, KS.
Monday, October 23, 2023
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Mueller-Bies - Roseville Chapel
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Church of St. Agnes
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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