Jason F. Church, 89, of Waterloo, died Sunday, November 15 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center.

Jason was born July 6, 1931, in Gladbrook, son of Lyman F. and Hazel B. Keeler Church. He graduated from Sheffield High School; received his Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Science in Education from the University of Iowa.

He served in the United States Army until his honorable discharge.

Jason married Rebecca J. “Becky” Hobbs on August 4, 1956 at Grace Baptist Church in Sheffield; she died May 21, 2019.

He taught at Hudson High School beginning in the fall of 1969 retiring in 1999. Jason attended Walnut Ridge Baptist Church.

He is survived by three sons, Bryan (Karmen) Church of Grimes’ David (Barb) Church of Baldwin’ WI, and Thomas (Carla) Church of Panora; and seven grandchildren, Kelsey (Zach) Miner of Pleasant Hill’ Jason (Bella Barbosa) Church of Hudson’ WI, John Church of La Crosse’ WI, Jake Church of Fort Benning’ GA, Abraham Church of Greenwood’ IN, Anna (Caleb) Humburg of Creston’ and Abigail Church of Panora.

Jason is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Becky; and sister, Beverly J. Mehlberg.