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Carlyle J. Gauger
1914 - 2015
Carlyle J. Gauger (1914-2015)
C. J. Gauger, 101, of Ames, passed away April 26, 2015 at Green Hills Health Care
Center.
C. J. was a good man, and he believed a good life included service to others. He
looked for the best in people, and helped them to see and bring it out in
themselves, and in the world. We who love him, and whose lives were made better
by time spent with him, will carry on his good work in our lives now.
Carlyle J. Gauger was born March 6, 1914 to Albert W. and Lydia (Schwieger)
Gauger in McGregor, IA. He graduated from high school in Holstein, IA. C. J.
completed a Bachelor of Science and a Masters Degree in Ag Education at Iowa
State University, where FarmHouse Fraternity was an important part of his
college experience, as well as his life. While at ISU, C. J. met Dorothy Clark at
the college library. Study dates turned to marriage on August 23, 1940 at Iowa
State’s formal gardens. Dorothy was his beloved bride for almost 66 years until
she passed away in 2006. During WWII, C. J. served in the Army as an aviation
engineer.
For over 20 years, C. J. was the State 4-H and Youth Leader for the ISU Extension
Service. It was work he loved, and through which he thrived, as did so many of
the people with whom he worked and who he inspired. He retired from ISU in 1979
and continued to work, first at the University of Missouri (1979-81) as the
Director of Resource Development, then for International FarmHouse Fraternity
(1982-85) as the Director of Expansion. C. J. was a member of Collegiate United
Methodist Church in Ames and served on local and state committees for the
Methodist Church. He was also a FRIEND of Ceres Fraternity. The chairman of the
ISU Athletic Council for a time, C. J. remained a loyal Cyclone fan throughout
his life.
C. J. had immense love for each and all of us in his family. He also offered wise
counsel when we sought his clear, practical yet creative thinking and long-term
view. He is survived by three daughters, Barbara Gauger of Ames, Jan (Gary)
Richards of San Jose, CA, and Jean (Hiram Rogers) Gauger of Knoxville, TN; five
grandchildren, Ben Gauger, Elizabeth Gauger, Amelia (Gabriel) Fierro-Fine, Anne
(John) Tornatore-Pili and Matt Richards; and his daughter-in-law, Charlotte
Cleavenger Gauger, of Ames.
He was preceded in death by his son, Don Gauger, and his wife, Dorothy Gauger.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Iowa 4-H Foundation (see
their website), the C. J. and Dorothy Gauger Endowment Fund at the FarmHouse
Foundation (7306 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64153), or the
charity of your choice.
C. J. touched so many lives and we are the better for it.
Memorial Service
Jul 17. 11:00 AM
Collegiate United Methodist Church
2622 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA, US, 50014
source: © Adams Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 502 Douglas Avenue,
Ames, IA 50010; 515-232-5121
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Carlyle J. Gauger: born 6 Mar 1914 - died 26
Apr 2015 at Ames, Story County, Iowa
Grave marker at Clark Cemetery, Luther, Boone County, Iowa
Son of Albert W. Gauger, born 1872 - died 1972 and Lydia Rebecia Schwieger, born
1878 - died 1921
Husband of Dorothy Clark, born 1916 - died 2006
source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 146225746
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