Jim Potter

Jim C. Potter (1927 – 2013) CEDAR FALLS – Jim C. Potter, 85, of Cedar Falls, died at home on Tuesday, April 23. He was born October 11, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas, son of Hada Genevieve Finuf Potter and George M. Potter. He married JoAnne Neumeyer at Trinity Methodist Church in Hutchinson on June 4, 1950. Jim enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and remained in the Naval Reserve after World War II. In 1950, just six weeks after the wedding, he was called back to serve in the Korean War. Upon returning to civilian life he enrolled in the engineering program at Kansas State University. After graduating from K-State in 1953, Jim accepted a position with John Deere Tractor Works in Waterloo. He retired from Deere in 1985 and finished out his engineering career as a consultant with Diedrichs & Associates of Cedar Falls. Jim was an active member of Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian Church and chaired the church's long range planning task force in the late 1990s. He and his wife Jo spent much of their later years traveling the world together. Over the years they set foot on every one of the continents, including Antarctica. Shortly after retiring from Deere, Jim was invited to serve as a volunteer in the International Executive Service Corps. The experience allowed Jim and Jo to travel together to India and Russia, where they lived for months at a time while Jim shared his expertise with tractor manufacturers in those countries. His international volunteer service included similar assignments in Moldova and Slovakia. Jim is survived by his wife; two daughters, Beth (Mike) Nash of Dayton, Minnesota, and Kay (Andrew) Crask of Three Rivers, California; a son, Richard (Tracy) of Kansas City, Missouri; three grandchildren, Julie Wanamaker of Simsbury, Connecticut, Alexandra Potter of Kirksville, Missouri, and Philip Potter of Kansas City, Missouri; a sister, Nell Scheid of Naperville, Illinois; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Visitation is scheduled for 4:30-6pm on Thursday, April 25 at Richardson Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Friday, April 26 at Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers the family asks that gifts be made to the Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian Memorial Fund or to Cedar Valley Hospice.

Jim Potter

October 11, 1927 - April 23, 2013