Thomas M. “Tom” Thatcher, 50
Thomas M. “Tom” Thatcher, 50, of Liscomb, IA, left this earth on Thursday, October 22, 2020, after a 3 year fight with stage 4 esophageal cancer that he never backed away from. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 26, 2020, at the Liscomb Church of Christ. Rev. Kerry Jech will be officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, October 25, 2020, at Anderson Funeral Homes in Marshalltown. A memorial fund has been established. Interment will be at the Liscomb Cemetery. The family request you wear casual clothes or one of his favorite team(s) – Iowa State Cyclones or Minnesota Vikings attire. Vests are also welcome. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonfhs.com
Tom was born on June 18, 1970, the oldest son of Jerry and Karen (Bunn) Thatcher. Tom lived his entire life around Liscomb attending school at BCLUW graduating with the class of 1988. After high school he went to college at Ellsworth and obtained his carpenter certification. Tom married Michele Hof on April 22, 1995.
They later divorced. Two children were brought into his life from this marriage, Alesha (Austin) Hansen, of Reinbeck, IA and Sgt. Milon Thatcher, stationed at Parris Island, South Carolina. On September 1, 2013, he married his best friend Lynne Campbell Pothast giving him two more children in his life, Jed Pothast, of Marshalltown and Jenna Mckee, of Liscomb. Tom spent the majority of his career working in the maintenance department as a carpenter at the Iowa Veterans Home starting August 12, 1996 to November 1, 2019, leaving due to ill health. He was a proud union member/steward/officer his entire time at IVH. He also did side jobs after work putting in replacement windows. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and snowmobiling. It was always a good time if he was around. His greatest passion was raising BLACK Angus cattle on the Thatcher farm. He always had a female dog as a companion leaving behind his red heeler – Reba.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lynne; four children: Alesha, Milon, Jed and Jenna; three precious granddaughters: Layla Hof, Huxley Hansen and Jaden Hansen; parents, Jerry and Karen; a brother Jeff (Pam) Thatcher; grandmothers: Marjorie Bunn and Sara Thatcher; mother in law, Marilyn Campbell; three sister in laws, three brother in laws, three aunts, two uncles, two cousins, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends because you never have too many.
Preceding him in death are his grandfathers: Darrell Bunn and Milon “Bud” Thatcher; his father in law Floyd Campbell and Uncle Bob Hamilton.
Tom built great relationships with the nurses of McFarland Oncology department in both Marshalltown and Ames. His family would like to thank them for the care they provided.