John Robert Fromm

John Fromm, 84, passed away on Dec. 5, 2019, at his home in Prescott, Arizona, following a
short illness.
John Robert Fromm was born in Mason City, Iowa. He married Thelma Witt in 1955 and lived in
their home on the farm at Mason City for the next 33 years. He served in the Army National
Guard from 1957 to 1960. In addition to farming, John was elected to two terms as a Cerro
Gordo County Supervisor from 1981 to 1988, work that he found rewarding and invigorating.
They moved to Prescott AZ in 1988. John worked for Yavapai College as a mechanic and bus
driver for college athletic teams. He was also a driver for Yavapai Bus Tours and Elderhostel.
John will be remembered as a member of Central Arizona Geology Club and as a docent at
Dewey-Humboldt Historical Museum.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, brother Charles, sister and her husband, the
Reverends Marilyn and Charles Butler.
He is survived by his wife Thelma, sister and brother-in-law Geraldine and Dean Schwarz of
Decorah, IA, by nieces Beverly and Anne Butler, nephew John Butler, as well as the Schwarz
children and grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, suggestions for memorials would be Dewey-Humboldt Historical Society,
Skull Valley Historical Society or Sharlot Hall Museum.
A memorial service will be held at the Prescott United Methodist Church, 505 West Gurley St.
on Wednesday December 11 at 1 p.m.
Graveside services will also be held at the Oakwood Cemetery in Plymouth, Iowa, at a later date.
Services provided by Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Homes and Crematory.