Joshua J. Tack, 33, Union

Joshua Jonathan Tack, 33, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from a UTV/ Automobile accident. He was born November 29, 1992, in San Diego, California, son of Jonathan Jay Tack and Lorelei Cara O’Brian (Tack). He graduated from Hudson High School in 2011, attended Central College in Pella, Iowa and finished his master’s degree in administration from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

He married Blake Marie Ells on October 5, 2019, at Backbone State Park in Strawberry Point, Iowa.

Josh began his career at the Waterloo Community School District where he was a Special Education Teacher, a football coach and a track coach. He also brought Rugby to the Waterloo Schools and won the Rugby Iowa State Championship in 2019. His career path then took them to Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock School District where he taught Special Education and Physical Education. He also served as the assistant wrestling coach and varsity football coach. In 2023, he became the Jr./Sr. High School Principal at BCLUW. He and Blake attended Union Community Church.

If you knew, you knew. Josh was that guy who loved life, his family, good competition, his students, and colleagues. His greatest joy was his children-whether it was racing monster trucks on their 4-wheelers with them, teaching them to fish, working together on chores around the acreage, or simply being their dad. Those everyday moments with his children meant everything to him. He was the kind of person who made an impact wherever he went. He gave his whole heart to everything he did-to his family, his career, and his friendships. When he welcomed you into his life, he did so wholeheartedly and unconditionally. He was the rock of so many. He had a heart of gold, the biggest grin, the most contagious laugh and his own sense of humor which resonated with everything he did. If he had your back, you knew it. He could most often be found wearing a baseball hat, cut off t-shirt and shorts.

He is survived by his wife, Blake, and their children, Emmett, Quinn Tack, and a special baby on the way; his mom, Lorelei Tack of Hudson; and his dad, Jonathan (Rani) Tack of Hiawatha. He is also survived by his half brother, Bridger Tack; half sister, Christen Tack; his in-laws, Tim and Sarah Ells of Davenport; sister-in-law, Marissa (Alex) Mackenburg of Altoona; maternal grandmother, Celeste O’Brian of Hudson; and paternal grandmother, Marcene Tack of Wabash, Indiana; many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, coworkers, and students.

Josh is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Russell O’Brian and paternal grandfather, Elvin Tack.

Visitation will be 2:00-6:00 pm, Sunday, August 16, 2026 at Union Community Church, 402 3rd Street, Union, Iowa.
Celebration of Life Service
1:30 pm, Monday, August 17, 2026 at the BCLUW High School, 610 E. Center Street, Conrad
Burial in Hudson Cemetery, Hudson, Iowa