Jon Gossman

Jon Gossman, 21, of Stanwood, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2015, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon, by Rev. Scott Keele Kober. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: 3 p.m. Monday at West Union Cemetery. He was born on July 30, 1994 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Twyla (McElree) of West Union and Mark Gossman of Cedar Rapids. Jon grew up in Cedar Rapids, where he played soccer, baseball, and football, and enjoyed hanging out with the neighborhood kids. He graduated from Midland Park High School in 2012. He attended one year of college at Muscatine Community College. He was employed at Allsteel in Muscatine and most recently at CCB Packaging in Hiawatha. Jon was always willing to help out a friend any way he could, and was loyal to his word. Jonathan married Mikaela Paulsen-Brown on July 19, 2014. They were blessed with a beautiful baby daughter, Lilah Rae, on January 27, 2013. One year later, on January 30, 2014, a beautiful baby boy was born: Zayne Alexander. They captured everyone's heart. Jon was such a proud and loving father and loved his family dearly. Jonathan is survived by his wife, Mikaela; children, Lilah and Zayne; parents, Twyla (Dennis) McElree and Mark Gossman; brother Chris Gossman (Josy Zielger) and family of Farmersburg, Iowa; step-brothers, Dan (Shari) McElree and family, Matt (Janell) McElree and family; grandparents, Elmer and Harriet Moss of West Union, and Keith and Barbara Paulsen of Stanwood; mother-in-law, Karen Paulsen; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He is preceded in death by his uncles, Mike Gossman and Kenny Sutton; aunt, Jennifer Gossman; and father-in-law, Melvyn Brown.