John
J. Womack, 84Thief River Falls -- John "Jim/J.J." Womack, 84, died Tuesday, February 15, 2000 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Mass of Christian burial was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 18 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls with Father Dennis Wieland officiating. Kristi Lasalle was the organist, and special music was provided by the Resurrection Choir. Judy Dupree was the cantor.
Casketbearers were Richard Bjorkman, Harley Kelly, Mervin Prestebak, Bob Flynn, Jarvis Prichard, Jerry Wigness, Stan Upham and Dan Dufresne. Honorary casketbearers were Lowell Swenson, Bob Wurst, Earl Dagg, Bob Bridges, Roy Lee, Roger Tunberg, Bob Bergan, Jim McIlrath, Paul Tangquist, Warren Satre and Mike Parker. Burial was in St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery with the Green Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
John James Womack was born on May 21, 1915 in South St. Paul, the son of John T. and Mary "Maime" Kenton Womack. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Augustine Catholic Church and attended schools in South St. Paul, graduating in 1931. Following high school, Jim attended the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1935.
He served in the U.S. Army in the Aleutian Islands during World War II, and following his honorable discharge returned to the South Saint Paul area.
On September 27, 1947, Jim was united in marriage to Everetta Green at St. Augustine Catholic Church in South St. Paul. The couple resided in St. Paul until 1958 when they moved to Thief River Falls. Jim was an officer at Union State Bank until his retirement in 1975.
He served on the Thief River Falls City Council for two terms and also on the Northwestern Hospital board as well as the boards of several other businesses. He was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Elks, Lions, American Legion and V.F.W.
Jim is survived by his wife, Evie; one daughter, Mary (Paul) Odden of Burnsville; two sons, John E. Womack of Longwood, FL and Robert J. (Jeanette) Womack of New York City, NY; three grandchildren; and one brother, Frank Womack of Thief River Falls.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Margaret and Catherine. A00003B2000FB23