John E. Cates

August 30, 1925 - January 12, 2021

Delavan, WI - John E. Cates, 95 passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born August 30, 1925, the son of the late Charles and Adaline (Mason) Cates in Linn Township. John married JoAnn Peterson, of Fontana, on October 15, 1949 at Brick Baptist Church in Walworth Township. He grew up on the farm and they stayed farming together for 40 years on the Stateline near Zenda. Later, John farmed on Chilson Rd in Sharon Township until he retired in his later years.