Thomas Paul Nutt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Tom Nutt, age 75, of Boone, passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday morning, March 19, 2019 at the Mary Greeley Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa after a battle with cancer. A private family funeral will be held at the Sacred Heart Church in Boone with burial of his cremains following at Sacred Heart Cemetery. The family would like to invite friends and loved ones to a celebration of Tom’s life Monday March 25, 2019 at 6:30p.m. at the Cedar Pointe Golf Course Clubhouse, Boone, Iowa. Thomas Paul Nutt was born on September 7, 1943 in Boone, Iowa to Paul and Marjorie Nutt. He was raised on a farm in Luther and attended United Community High School, University of Northern Iowa, and became a high school social studies teacher. He taught and coached for 35 years, most of which were at United Community High School, and then for a few years at Boone High School. Coaching basketball was one of his favorite activities, and he shared his love of the game with area players and students for over 30 years, taking his team to state two times during his tenure. Since his retirement, he has enjoyed golfing, doing various woodworking projects in his shop, and attending grandchildren’s various activities. Tom is survived by his wife, Linda, two daughters: Kathy (Brian) McCarey of Byron, Illinois, and Wendy (Travis) Patterson of Boone, Iowa, and six grandchildren, Andrew McCarey, Erin (Carl) Anderson, Austin McCarey, Meghan McCarey, Brett Patterson, and Ben Patterson; his sister, Carolyn (Tom) Bass of Boone, Iowa and their children and families. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Marjorie Nutt. Since both Tom and his wife Linda were longtime educators in the area, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to the Boone Education Endowment Fund for Boone Community School students, or to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boone. They may be mailed in care of the Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036.

Thomas Paul Nutt

September 7, 1943 - March 19, 2019

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