James M. Fosnaugh, 88, passed away Nov. 11, 2011, about 1 p.m. at the West View Care Center in Britt, Iowa. Funeral services were held Nov. 16 at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ In Klemme, Iowa. The Rev. Donna Buckman officiated.

Andrews Funeral Home, 528 E. Main St. Klemme, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Jim was born Jan. 8, 1923, to Edward and Anna Mae (Simerl) Fosnaugh in Halbur, Iowa. He attended country schools and finished the eighth-grade in Algona, Iowa. Jim worked for many farmers in the Algona area and, in August of 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was transferred to the Air Corps where he was an aerial gunner. He was stationed at Kimbolton, England. During his tour, he flew 35 bombing missions as a ball turret gunner over German occupied territory with the 379th bomb group.

He returned to the states in January of 1945. On Jan. 15, 1945, he married Ruth Mannes of Thompson, Iowa. This union was blessed with one son, David James. Jim was discharged from service at the Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas in October 1945 at the end of the war. He and his wife returned to Iowa, Jim then resumed working for farmers. In August of 1958, the family moved to Klemme, Iowa where they have resided since. He worked much of his life for Hancock County Oil and for Larson Oil Company.

James is survived by his wife Ruth; son David and his wife Peg (Boyd) Fosnaugh of Oak Harbor; granddaughters Kelli Jo Terrill of Sedro-Woolley and Terri Jo (Wallace) Forslof of Arlington, Wash.; great-grandchildren Jacob Hummel, Joshua Terrill and David Forslof; three sisters-in-law, Jean Pearson of Klemme, Ethel Mannes of Lake Mills, Ind., and Zita Fosnaugh of Bancroft, Ind.; also many beloved nieces and nephews.

James was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Anna Mae; four brothers, Gilbert, Delbert, Albert (Joe) and Earnest; sisters Myrtle Schaffer, Velma Waltman, Harriet Foster and Stella Pratt; and step-great-grandson Mathew Terrill.