Graveside services for James Loren Westbrook, 70, who passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the Middle River Friends Cemetery, rural Carlisle, IA.

James was born on November 7, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa.  He grew up in Carlisle, Iowa and attended Carlisle schools.  He enlisted in the Army after high school and was a member of A Company 31 ^st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam.  He was also a member of 245 Engineer Battalion and the 1 ^st Engineer Brigade.

He spent his married life in Indianola, Iowa and worked at Jefferson Lines, Greyhound Lines, Safety Kleen, Waste Management of Iowa and the City of Indianola brush dump. Later in life, he moved back to Carlisle. He loved fishing, the Green Bay Packers and Yankee baseball.  He was especially proud of his children and loved spending time with family.

He was a member of the Society of the 1 ^st Infantry Division- at large, Army Engineer Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 0490 and American Legion Post #391 in Carlisle.

Survivors include his wife, Karen; children, James (Kelly) Westbrook, Matt (Elisha) Westbrook, Travis (Rachel) Westbrook; step-son, Austin (Leilani) Nichols; grandchildren, Ian (Jasmine), Kaley, Mara, and Jana; and great-grandson, Cayden.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Westbrook; parents, Floren Westbrook and Catherine Killen; uncle, Carroll Baber and half-sister, Sandra Strait.

Memorials may be given to in his name to Kiya Koda Humane Society in Indianola.