John Lambert

The Memorial Service for John "Jack" Lambert, Albert Lea, will be at 2:30 P.M. on Friday, May 11, 2012 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. The Reverend Timothy T. Reker and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church. Jack died on Monday, May 7, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea. He was 76. He was born John Edmund Lambert on September 19, 1935, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Earl and Elizabeth (Swanson) Lambert. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Mason City, Iowa in 1955. Jack married Julie Petersen on April 24, 1966, in Clear Lake, Iowa. Jack had worked for Piggly Wiggly in Mason City as a meat cutter until he was transferred to the Albert Lea Store in 1966. He later worked for HyVee, from which he retired in 1998 after 19 years of employment. He was active in the Senior Bowling League, a former member of the Elks Club, and a current social member of the American Legion. He enjoyed watching the Twins and the Vikings. He was an avid golfer and very proud of his hole-in-one, which he obtained at the age of 72. His greatest enjoyment came from spending time with family and following his grandchildren's activities. Jack is survived by wife Julie of Albert Lea, two children and their families Brian Lambert and his wife Lisa and their children Shea and Shad of Medford, MN; Ann-Marie and her husband Jeremy Knutson and their children Carsen and Kendra of Glenville, MN; sisters: Jean Dombrowski of Mason City, IA, Mary Jane Coe of Littleton, CO, Patricia Dempsey of Mason City, sister-in-law Janice (David) Humphrey of Aledo, TX and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Elizabeth Lambert, brothers: Roger and Rollie Lambert; sister Maxine Lantz; brothers-in-law: Raymond Dombrowski, Arnold Coe, Paul Dempsey, Clyde Lantz and John Petersen; mother-in-law and father-in-law Everett and Bertha Petersen.