Mac Fagan
April 15, 1922 - November 27, 2011
Lytton, IA
Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Sac City, IA
Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 01, 2011 at Presbyterian Church, Lytton, IA
Interment: December 01, 1911 at Cedar Cemetery, Lytton, IA
Mac Fagan, age 89, of Sac City, Iowa, died Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Parkview Rehabilitation Center in Sac City.
Marcellus Elmer Fagan was born on April 15, 1922, in Rockwell City the son of Elmer and Anna (Nelson) Fagan. He attended grade school in Lytton and graduated from Lytton High School in 1939. After completing school, he enlisted in the armed forces, joining the U.S. Navy on October 27, 1942. Mac served his country during World War II and was honorably discharged on January 19, 1946. On March 2, 1946, he was united in marriage to Betty Jane Kuhl in St, Louis, MO. Mac and Betty were blessed with three children: Judy, Gary, and Mark.
Mac owned and operated Fagan’s Sinclair in Lytton from 1959 – 1986. He then worked at Tjaden’s in Lake View and for Otis Schultz at the Sac Standard Station, until his retirement. Mac returned to the workforce, working for Grodahl Seeds. He loved to go fishing, watching football, and drives with his friend Gerald. He greatly enjoying time spent camping with Betty. He found great joy in the time spent with his grandchildren, especially taking Molly to Disneyland and watching Ryan play football.
Mac was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Lytton and the Lytton American Legion. Survivors include his children: Judy Baptiste of Orange, CA, Gary (Vicki) Fagan of Harlan, IA, and Mark Fagan, of Georgetown, TX; grandchildren: Dana Kreft, Molly Brinker, and Ryan Fagan; great-grandchildren: Robert and Justin Kreft, Max, Joe, and Drew Brinker, and Jace Fagan; and sister: Hazel Bigger of Atlanta, GA.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Elmer and Anna; wife: Betty; brothers: Oliver and Leonard; and sisters: Helen, Velma, and Lola.
