Jack J. Kriegel, 88, of Tama, passed away May 22, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 26, 2015 from 10:00 until the time of service at St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Jack was born on January 1, 1927, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the son of Walter and Myrtle (Fisher) Kriegel Sr.
Jack served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, spending time in Dachau.
On January 1, 1949, he was united in marriage to Lois Timm at the St. John Lutheran Church in rural Tama. Jack was employed at Tama Paperboard for sixteen years and then worked with the Iowa Highway Commission, retiring in 1989. He was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama where he was baptized, confirmed and had served as a leader with the Luther League. Jack was a member of the American Legion for sixty-six years and the Fraternal Order of Eagles for forty-four years. He enjoyed gardening, fishing and making fishing lures and jigs.
Survivors include his wife of sixty-six years, Lois of Tama; one daughter, Linda (Leo) Wobeter of Vinton; six grandchildren, Jennie Wobeter, Joshua (Brooke) Wobeter, Jessica (Mariah) Mauer, Laura (Eric) Miller, Bruce Kriegel and Emily Kriegel; five great-grandchildren, Brielle Mauer, Barron Mauer, Avery Wobeter, Tyler Miller and Hayden Miller; one sister, Virginia Mildenstein of Emporia, KS; one brother, Walt (Norma) Kriegel of Tama; one daughter-in-law, Susan Kriegel of Grinnell; and one sister-in-law, Beverly Kriegel of Marion.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one son, Steven Kriegel; and one brother, Bill Kriegel.
Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama.