Michael John Gannon

Michael John Gannon, age 72 of Colfax, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.   A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2022 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm at the 4H Building at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in Colfax.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The son of John Joseph and Helen (McGreevy) Gannon, Mike was born on April 14, 1949 in Des Moines.  He graduated from Mingo High School in 1967 and then went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University.  On July 24, 1971 he was united in marriage to Brenda Beals, they had three sons, Josh, Shane and Josiah.  The love of Mike’s life was his wife, Brenda and their children and grandchildren, along with his Catholic faith and a lifetime of farming which included the profession of an Agronomist.  As an agronomist, he especially enjoyed teaching his clients about diseases of plants and identification of weeds, competing in ISU’s State Fair Weed Identification Contest for several years in the professional category.  Mike’s cattle were his livestock pride and joy to the end.  When checking on them he enjoyed visiting neighbors along the way to the pastures.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Brenda; two sons, Josh (Shannon Wagner) Gannon and Shane (Autumn) Gannon; four grandchildren, Kade, Tristan, Camille and London; seven sisters, five brothers, in-laws, nieces and nephews.   Preceding Mike in death were his parents, a son, Josiah “Poe”; a brother, Chris Gannon. And his wife’s parents, Robert and Margaret Beals.