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| James L. George |
| October 10, 1917 - July 23, 2010 |
Grinnell, Iowa
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| Visitation: 2:00 to 8:00 Monday and with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 Monday evening July 26, 2010 at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell |
| Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday July 27, 2010 at St.Mary's Catholic Church, Grinnell |
Interment: following funeral mass July 27, 2010 at Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell
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James Lloyd George, 92, of Grinnell passed away in his sleep on July 23, 2010 at the Mayflower Community Health Center.
Friends may visit Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, July 26. Family will be present from 6 – 8 p.m. with a scripture service held at 7:30 p.m. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Grinnell. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Hazelwood Cemetery.
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Jim, the son of Jerome Joseph George and Margaret L. McMenomy George, was born in Burlington, Iowa, on October 10, 1917. He grew up in Cedar Rapids and attended Coe College, graduating cum laude in 1938 with a B.A. degree in journalism.
During WW II Jim served for four years in the U.S. Air Force. He served as an administrative officer with the Ninth Air Force Carrier Command in the European Theater of Operations. Later he was the sports editor of the European edition of The Stars and Stripes. He was discharged with the rank of Captain.
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After the war Jim worked as editor for newspapers in Eldora, Grinnell and Montezuma, Iowa. In 1949 he married Isabel Chrystine MacRae of Eldora. In 1956 Jim began a four year stint at Grinnell College as staff editor and sports information director. He served in that capacity until 1960 when he joined Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company as public relations and advertising director.
When he retired from the reinsurance company twenty-five years later, he continued for another eight years as part-time historian and consultant. He is author of the company’s history, Working Together. In his 60 year career in journalism and advertising, Jim received numerous state and national awards
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In 1985 he returned to Grinnell College where he once more served as sports information director and consultant. He remained in that position until 1999. In 2007 he was inducted into the Grinnell College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Jim had a life-long interest in photography. He ran his own photography business, George Photo, for over thirty years, specializing in weddings, class reunions and athletic events.
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Jim is survived by his wife Isabel; daughters Cheryl (Mrs. Donald) Osterhaus, Grundy Center, IA; Anita, Altadena, CA; and Janet (Mrs. Michael) Fitzgibbon, West Burlington, IA; grandchildren Geoffrey (Heather Stecklein), Adam and Ellen Osterhaus; and great-granddaughter, Amelia Osterhaus. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Joseph, Gerald and Kenneth, and infant daughter, Carolyn.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Parish Foundation.
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