John Allan Williams, August 06, 1949 — March 13, 2019

John’s Obituary John Williams age 69, died peacefully early Wednesday morning, March 13, 2019 at Jones Regional Medical Center with his family by his side after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Funeral services will be held 11:00 Saturday morning, March 16, 2019 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello with Military Honors provided by the United States Army.

Friends may call from 4 until 7 Friday at the Goettsch Funeral Home. Rev. Edwin Moreano will officiate at the services.

Thoughts, Memories and Condolences may be left at www. goettschonline.com John Surviving is wife, Judy 3 children, Shannon (Mike) Lambert, Monticello, Jamie (Matt )Thompson, Marion, Jason Williams, Monticello, 6 Grandchildren, Jordan, Madison, Lauren, Ella Chase and Berklee, 2 sisters, Becky (Kevin) Carlson, Bettendorf, Emily (John) Wheeler, Fargo, SD and a brother and sister-in-law, Dan(Scheralyn) Lahr, Monticello. He was preceded in death by his parents a brother Bob and his mother and father-in-law, Nicholas and Mary Jane Lahr.

John Allan Williams was born August 6, 1949 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was the son of Frank G. and Martha Lee Schawe, Williams. John graduated from the Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1967.

He worked for a brief time at Georgia Pacific before enlisting in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. John married Judy Lahr on August 8, 1970 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Sand Springs. John started working at Julin Printing as a plate stripper.

He later became a salesman for the company. In 1995, John purchased Julin from Times-Mirror, becoming the sole owner. In 2012, Julin moved to its new location at 801 North Birch Street in Monticello, Iowa.

After 48 years with Julin Printing, John sold the company to his daughter, Shannon Lambert in January of 2018. John had served on the Printing Industries Board of Directors. John had a great love of the outdoors, hunting and fishing and conservation.

He was a member of the Jones County Ducks Unlimited Committee for 38 years, serving as chairman in 2000-2001. He had a great love of time spent with his family and passing his vast knowledge of the world to his children and grandchildren. A parting thought from John:” May the work I have done speak for me”.

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