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James Todd Weymiller

February 19, 1964 — January 25, 2009

James T. Weymiller, 44, of Holmen, WI, formerly of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Sunday, January 25, 2009, near Holmen, WI. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 30th, at 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church in Lansing, IA, with Pastor Steve Hubbell officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

James Todd Weymiller was born February 19, 1964 in La Crosse, WI, the son of Franklin A. "Doc" and Jean Ann (Cooper) Weymiller. He was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Lansing. James attended Waterville Elementary School, graduated from Waukon High School in 1982 and graduated from Iowa State University in Ames, IA in 1986. He worked at Snow Mountains YMCA in Colorado. After graduating from college he went to work for the Chicago Board of Trade, before moving back to Waukon where he opened his own brokerage of commodities. He continued a life of entrepreneurship in the commodity business. James spent the last twenty-plus years in the La Crosse area. Technology was a big part of his life. He developed a business of worldwide trade, operating his own commodity brokerage, JW Trader.com. James currently was developing another business called Online Trading.com.

James was a member of the United Methodist Church in Lansing, a lifetime member of the Iowa State University Alumni Association, Wings in Wisconsin and Coulee Comet Snowmobile Club. He enjoyed boating, snowmobiling, weight lifting, playing softball, following NASCAR, deer hunting with his family, following his nephew's activities and he was an avid Chicago Bears fan and Iowa State Cyclones fan.


Survivors include a special friend, Carrie Gueltzow of Holmen, WI and her children, Brandon and Tyler; his father and mother, Franklin "Doc"and Jean Ann Weymiller of Harpers Ferry, IA; a son, Andrew of Craig, CO; a daughter, Brooke of Phoenix, AZ; 2 brothers, Steven (Chris) Weymiller of Harpers Ferry, IA and David (Laure) Weymiller of New Albin, IA; 3 sisters, Renee (Gary) Van Horn of Estes Park, CO, Anne (Kevin) Dykstra of Decorah, IA and Caroline O'Connor of Des Moines, IA and his maternal grandmother, Muriel Cooper of Waukon, IA; and many nieces and nephews and 2 great-nephews. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Edwin R. Cooper and his paternal grandparents, Frank C. and Mariam Weymiller.


Casketbearers are Eric, Ross, Frank and Marcus Weymiller, Daniel Dykstra, Chase, Luke and Peter Van Horn and David Reed Cooper.
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