John "Jack" Hardgrove Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

John “Jack” Hardgrove, age 67, of Livermore and formerly of Algona passed away on April 16, 2018 at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa in Mason City. Memorial services will be 7:00 PM on Friday at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona, with Rev. Cynthia Finn officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM Friday at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. John Vernell Hardgrove, the son of John and Ada (Schwietert) Hardgrove, was born on October 16, 1950 in Algona, Iowa. He graduated from Algona High School in 1968 and attended Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg. On September 11, 1994 Jack was united in marriage with Deborah Diane at the First United Methodist Church in Algona. Jack had worked as a mechanic at Universal Manufacturing in Algona. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, driving a race car in Algona in his younger years, watching NASCAR and following Dale Earnhardt and Dale Jr. Left to cherish Jack’s memory is his wife of 23 years, Deborah; two sons, Jeremy Hardgrove of Clarksville, TX and John Hardgrove of Humboldt; step children, Sharnell (Don) Jobe of Pocahontas, Matt Becker of Wesley and Tony (Jordann) Becker of Emmetsburg; four grandchildren; three step grandchildren; and a sister, Phyllis (Dick) Tappe of Sioux Falls, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Peggy Hilbert, Barbara Schattschneider and Kay Finnegan.

John "Jack" Hardgrove

October 15, 1950 - April 16, 2018