John Amos Turner, 92, of Waterloo died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at La Porte City Specialty Care.

John was born May 3, 1924, in Paola, Kansas the son of William Arthur and Ruby (Clapham) Turner. He was a 1942 graduate of Waterloo East High School. He married Wanda Jacobs on June 5, 1949 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua; she preceded him in death in November of 1983.

Amos worked as an Industrial Engineer for Rath Packing Company. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a member of the Waterloo AMVETS Post #19, Waterloo Elks Club, Waterloo Bowling Association, Rath Management Club and Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church.

He is survived by a daughter, Teri Klockner of La Porte City; four grandchildren: Carrie (Chad) Walker of Cedar Rapids, Hollie (Nate) Hegdahl of La Porte City, Jennie (Corey) Lorenzen of La Porte City, Michael Turner of Lebanon, Tennessee; seven great-grandchildren: Cameron, Casey and Coleman Walker, Henry and Haylee Hegdahl and Ty and Lily Lorenzen.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Bob Turner; a son-in-law, Paul Klockner; two brothers, Chuck and Ralph Turner and three sisters: Margaret Fetters, Jane Niedert and Hazel Geist.