Joseph E NarigonJoe Narigon left the farm in the fall of 1946 and enrolled at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) at Ames, Iowa. He studied Animal Husbandry (now Animal Science) and graduated with a BS degree in December of 1950. In April of 1951 he was dafted into the U.S. Army. After basic training in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Joe was assigned duty as an Army meat inspector and spent two years in the Chicago, Illinois area. He was discharged in May of 1953 and farmed with his dad and brother at the home place until the fall of 1954. That December Joe and his wife Betty moved to Atlantic, Iowa where Joe was the farm manager of the Walnut Grove Research Farm. Four children were born to the Narigons-Edward, Thomas, Michael, and Nancy. In 1968, Joe accepted the position of Webster County Extension Director in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He continued working in Webster County until 1980 when he accepted a position as director of the Warren County Extension Service, located in Indianola, Iowa. He retired in 1994. Joseph Edward Narigon passed away at age 93 on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at CedarStone Senior Living in Cedar Falls. He was the last of his generation. Read More Read Less