red to those around him. His sense of humor prevailed throughout his entire life. He will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him. He was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Crystal Lake. Jim then became a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and served his church in many aspects such as a Sunday school teacher, youth leader, council member and other multiple church committees. He also served on many community and county boards too numerous to mention. Jim is survived by his wife, Becky Crone of Woden; two children, Matthew (Sandy) Crone and their son, Logan of Garner and Carrie (Kelly) Snieder of Sioux Center; sisters, Penny (Doug) Blakely of Indianola and Sue (Tommy) Fehlhafer of Princeton, IL; parents in-law, James and Dixie Buns; brother in-law, Michal (Val) Buns; two aunts; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister in-law, Kristi Buns-Larson and her husband, Steve; along with many other relatives and friends.