Pat Vaughan’s father Francis Vaughan passed away recently. Pat gave us permission to post his obituary as a tribute to his life
Francis G. Vaughan, 89, of Iowa City, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Iowa City. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Iowa City. Contributions can be made to the Mercy Hospital Foundation of Iowa City.
Francis was born on February 16, 1925 in Ogden, Iowa the son of Dennis and L. Mary (Lentz) Vaughan. He graduated from Iowa State with a Civil Engineer degree. Francis was united in marriage to Suzanne Mill on April 11, 1950 and she preceded him in death on May 31, 2009. His family moved to the Iowa City area in 1957 and Francis worked for Viggo M. Jensen Construction Company where he became a partner. He was responsible for building numerous schools and hospitals in eastern Iowa, and University of Iowa buildings. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Iowa City and was a long time contributor to the church as well as the Mary Knoll Catholic Charities. He enjoyed traveling around the United States visiting family and friends, and building radio controlled gliders.
He is survived by his 4 children; Matthew Vaughan (and partner Chriss Parker) of Wellman, IA; Patrick Vaughan of Bethel, CT; Timothy Vaughan of Ft. Collins, CO; and Sally Vaughan Johnson (and husband Bobby) of Roanoke, VA. Francis is preceded in death by his parents and wife Suzanne.
Online memories and condolences may be left for the family at www.lensingfuneral.com under obituaries.