John Dean Blougher, the son of John Anderson and Grace Alma (Fulkerson) Blougher, was born April 1, 1925, in Perry, Iowa. Dean passed away Sept. 16, 2017, at the Perry Lutheran Home at the age of 92.
Dean grew up on a farm and attended grade school at a country school three miles north of Perry. He graduated from Perry High School in 1941.
He helped his family on the farm until he was drafted on March 1, 1945, into the U.S. Navy during World War II. After basic training he attended electrician’s school at Great Lakes, Ill. He then transferred to Hawaii, where he attended school for learning maintenance of telephones and switchboards. He then moved to Wake Island and later to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands.
The war ended and Dean returned to the farm and farmed in partnership with his father. He loved to play fast pitch softball and basketball in his spare time.
Dean was united in marriage to Gladys Audrey Grief at the Christian Church in Woodward, Iowa, on March 6, 1954. To this union were born two daughters, Audrey Marie and Alma Louise.
Dean, along with his family, raised livestock and grain. He was named Master Swine Producer in 1965.
Dean enjoyed watching his daughters play basketball and in later years enjoyed watching the grandchildren’s sporting events.
Dean and Gladys made their home on the farm north of Bouton for 39 years before moving to Perry in 1993.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Perry, Farm Bureau and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Dean is survived by his wife, Gladys of Perry; daughters, Audrey Mohr of Perry and Alma (Gary) Swanson of Ogden; four grandchildren, Amy (Michael) Bahl,; Courtney (Daniel) Taylor, Kyle Swanson and Kelsey (Brian) Shelton; and four great-grandchildren.
Preceding Dean in death were his parents; and two sisters, Arlene Ward and Ruth Hansen.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 at the First United Methodist Church in Perry. Burial will be in Violet Hill Cemetery with Military Rites. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, also at the church.
A memorial has been established in Dean’s name and may be left at Murdock Funeral Home in Perry.
