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Dorance E. E. Buck Rosendahl
Wednesday, April 7, 2010*
Dorance was born Dec.
17, 1929 on a farm near
Garner, Iowa, to Ervin
and Alma (Lauden)
Rosendahl. He was
baptized and confirmed
at Peace Reformed Church
near Garner. In
1936 his family moved to
a farm near Ventura,
where he attended school
and graduated from
Ventura High School in
1948. In 1950 he
married Marilyn Olson
and they began their
life together. In
August 1952 Dorance
entered the U.S. Army
and served 18 months in
Japan before being
called home early to
help his father.
He began his farming
career in 1954 and
retired in 1991.
Dorance was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ventura, where he served his Lord in many capacities including deacon, trustee, Sunday School teacher and usher. He also served his community for many years as a school board member, Hancock County Co-op board member and Farm Bureau board member. He also was a leader for the Ventura Hustlers 4-H Club and a lifetime Farm Bureau member. He and Marilyn moved to their retirement home in Clear Lake in 1988 where he enjoyed many activities such as traveling, golfing, boating, fishing, and woodworking. They also enjoyed wintering at Orange Beach, Ala. Dorance is survived by four children, David Rosendahl and his wife, Connie, Ventura, Lynne Rosendahl and his wife, Mary, Clear Lake, Beth Johnson and her husband, Randy, Clear Lake, and Jane Martin and her fianc?, Adrian Williams, Nashville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Justin (Jennifer) Rosendahl, Shawnee Mission, Ks., Kenneth Rosendahl, St. Louis, Mo., Adam (Anna) Rosendahl, 29 Palms, Calif., Angela Rosendahl, Jacksonville, Fla., Andrew (Joan) Rosendahl, Atsugi, Japan; step-grandson, Matthew (Cara) Wegner, Washington, D.C.; step-granddaughter, Lisa (Jobe) Brogden, Boone, Iowa, Melissa Martin and her special friend, Eric Hayes, Nashville, Ann Casey Martin, Knoxville, Tenn., and Brett McMahan, Maryville, Tenn.; great-grandchildren, Abigail, Oliver, Eli, Alexis and Aiden Rosendahl and three step-great-grandchildren, Kallie Brogden, Ross and Claire Wegner; brother, Glen Rosendahl and his wife, Jean, Salem, Va.; sister, LuElla Pitkin, Andrews, Texas; sister-in-law, Phylliss Rosendahl, Mason City; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Dorance was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marilyn (Dec. 10, 2006); brother, Marvin Rosendahl; and brother-in-law, Curtis Pitkin.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010*
Ethel V. Hartin, 95, of
La Porte City, Iowa,
formerly of Clear Lake,
died Monday, April 12,
2010 at the La Porte
City Nursing and Rehab
Center. A private
family service with be
held at a later date,
there will be no
visitation.
Ethel was born Oct. 1,
1914 in Fort Dodge, Iowa
the daughter of Danish
parents, Emil and Meta
Madsen Sorensen.
She attended Corwith
High School, graduating
in 1933. She
enrolled in nursing
school at Iowa Lutheran
Hospital in Des Moines,
Iowa graduating in 1936
with an RN degree. Ethel
continued to work at
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
for nine years. She
married Tom Hartin in
1937. In 1945 she and
Tom moved to Clear Lake
where she worked at
Mercy Hospital in Mason
City until 1953.
She then became the
school nurse for the
Clear Lake Schools,
retiring in 1972.
She and her husband then
had the chance to enjoy
being snow birds in
Apache Junction, Az.
She is survived by one
daughter, Joann Niemeyer
of La Porte City; six
grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren and
one brother, Charles
Sorensen of Corwith,
Iowa.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband; one
daughter, Sharon Lee
Ward and one brother,
Marion Sorensen. La Porte City Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.kearnsfuneralservice.com. Wednesday, April 14, 2010*
Joan A.
Mehmen
Joan A. Mehmen, 78, 301 S. 12th St., Clear Lake, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa. According to her wishes, her body has been cremated. There will be a private family burial in the Reinbeck Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the American Lung Association or cards may be sent to 301 S. 12th St., Clear Lake, IA 50428. Joan was born Sept. 5, 1931 on the family farm in Grundy County, Iowa. She graduated from Reinbeck High School in 1949. She worked for the Iowa Department of Public Safety in Des Moines for 13 years. She then worked for Interstate Power until she retired. Joan is survived by her two children, Rhonda McKibben and her husband, David, Marion, Iowa and Robert Rindels and his wife, Nancy Wirth, Coppell, Texas; one stepdaughter, Lisa Henry and her husband, Glenn, Flint, Texas; four grandchildren, Steven Foster and his wife, Lisa, Mason City, Victor Schrage and his wife, Brooke, Waterloo, Iowa, B.J. Foster and his wife, Jessica, Allison, Iowa and Maggie Schrage, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; four great-grandchildren, Olivia Schrage, Nathan Foster, Macey Schrage and Grace Foster; brother, Ron Weiss and his wife, Sandy, Waterloo; two sisters, Judith Brenner, Winter Park, Fla. and Sandra Weiss, Wisconsin; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Joan was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Dale and an infant brother, Delmar; and infant twin daughters. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010*  Virginia
B.
Roberts,
87, died
Sunday,
April
11, 2010
at Cedar
Valley
Hospice
Home in
Cedar
Falls,
Iowa.
Virginia
was a
summer
resident
of Clear
Lake.
Visitation
will be
held
Wednesday,
3 - 7
p.m., at
Locke
Funeral
Home,
Waterloo,
Iowa.
Funeral
services
will be
held
Thursday,
April
15,
10:30
a.m., at
Nazareth
Lutheran
Church.
Burial
will be
in
Fairview
Cemetery,
Cedar
Falls.
Memorials
can be
made to
Nazareth
Lutheran
Church.Virginia was born Nov. 21, 1922 in Benson, Iowa, the daughter of CP and Clara Nielsen Hansen. She graduated from Northern University High School in 1940. She married JR Roberts on Dec. 28, 1954 in Cedar Falls. She is survived by a son, David (Chris) Roberts of Cedar Falls; daughter, Sue Roberts, Cedar Falls; two grandchildren, Katie and James Roberts; a brother, Gordon (Connie) Hansen, Cedar Falls; and a sister, Marion Larsen, Boise, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her husband, JR, on May 23, 1990. Condolences may be left at www.LockeFuneralHome.com.  Helen
Marie
Dass
passed
away
peacefully
at
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital
on April
10,
2010.
Funeral
services
will be
held
Friday,
April
16,
10:30
a.m. at
the
First
United
Methodist
Church
in Iowa
Falls,
Iowa.
Visitation
will be
from 6-8
p.m. on
Thursday
at the
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls.Helen was the second daughter born to Charles and (Mary Hoelscher) Dass, on Dec. 24, 1924 on a farm south of Iowa Falls in Hardin County, Iowa. She attended Ellis #5 country school. Helen loved the farm and everything that went with it. When there was no school she and her sisters, Jeanette and Arlene, would help pick corn (by hand) and she had chores to do also like help mow the lawn, gather eggs, which she loved doing until she would get pecked while reaching for the eggs. She walked beans and cornrows for button weeds and cockle burrs. When her parents moved to town she didn’t know what she would do and she wasn’t happy. That’s when her brother-in-law and sister told her she could move out to the farm with them. She loved it and was happy she could drive a John Deere tractor, but didn’t want anything to do with cars. Later she had to move to town with Jeanette when her brother-in-law passed away. Helen started painting pictures, arranging flowers and she was always a sports fan. She bowled for 50 years or more. She liked football, baseball and basketball. Lots of her friends called her to find out what time and what station and what teams were playing whom. She was a great fan of the Twins, Cubs and Iowa. Another love was cards. She enjoyed playing five hundred, bridge, pepper, rummy and dominos and, of course, watching T.V. Helen had many friends and couldn’t wait for her 85th birthday. She got over 170 cards and telephone calls. One of her good friends bought some soup bowls, which tickled Helen because of the size of them, she got a big laugh, and so he bought Helen two bowls and a large can of soup. When she opened that package she got tickled all over again. She liked shows like Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Shirley Temple, Abbott and Costello and The Ritz brothers. She used to go to Buckeye, sit on the planks, and watch silent movies. After she got a television she quit that and watched T.V. sitting at home in an easy chair. When she would go to the Rose Bowl with her sister and brother-in-law to visit her sister, Arlene and her husband, he would get Carrol, her brother-in-law, to bowl with her and laugh the next day because he would be stiff and sore. Jeanette tried to teach her how to make pie crust, but when she didn’t get enough flour on her hands and it stuck to them, she threw it down and said forget it. She was a good cook but didn’t want to bake. She is survived by two sisters, Jeanette White of Iowa Falls, Iowa and Arlene Hughes of Clear Lake. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers-in-law. Wednesday, April 14, 2010*
According to his wishes his body has been cremated. Memorials may be given to the Allen Hughes Memorial Fund.
Al was born Oct. 5, 1923 in Ellsworth, Wis., the son of John and Anise (Webster) Hughes. He attended and graduated from Red Wing High School. Al went to the University of Minnesota. Following college he entered the U.S. Air Force, where he was a pilot during World War II. Following the service he moved to Dodge Center, Minn. He married Katherine Wilson and they were blessed with six children. Al was manager of the Dodge Co. Co-op. They moved to Iowa and he was involved with Farmer’s Co-op. He moved to Clear Lake.
Al married Karen Dillon on July 7, 2000 in Clear Lake. They have been together 26 years. Al loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed the lake. He was self-employed and worked for Noodles Corp, Omaha, Neb. He also maintained Plaza West in Mason City, Iowa. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Al is survived by his wife, Karen Dillon Hughes, Clear Lake; six children, Brenda Siewert and her husband, Greg, Zumbro Falls, Minn., Jill Richey and her husband, Bill, Seattle, Wash., Casey Hughes, Phoenix, Az., Carey Johnson and her husband, Steve, Ft. Collins, Colo., Beth Hughes, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Cally Molencamp, Olathe, Kan.; two step-children, Jason Dillon and his wife, Nickole, Folsom, Calif. and Erik Dillon, Carmichael, Calif.; 15 grandchildren, Lisa (Rob) Vivian, Chris (Jackie) Dibble, Nick (Diana) Dibble, Noah Rard, Madi Rard, Melissa (Jose) Magana, Allen Hughes, Naomi Hughes, Tad Kabage, Katie (Cliff) Lindquist, Liz England, Jack Hageman, Daniel Hageman, Hunter Molencamp, Haley Molencamp; five step-grandchildren, Patrick Dillon, Paige Dillon, Peter Dillon, Hollie Dillon and Ethan Dillon; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Al was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ed Hughes and infant brother, Joey; two sisters, Mary Voth and Alcia Meyer.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010*
Jim
Hanley
Wednesday, April 21, 2010* James W. “Jim” Hanley III  James W. “Jim” Hanley III, 61, died peacefully at his home in Clear Lake Monday, April 12, 2010 after a heroic battle with cancer.A Celebration of Life Memorial Service was held on Friday, April 16, at First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, where Jim was a longtime member, with the Rev. Michael C. Nash, officiating. Private family inurnment was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials can be directed to the family. Jim was born on Oct. 21, 1948 in Mason City, Iowa, to James W. Hanley Jr. and Margaret (Patton) Hanley. During childhood he was a Boy Scout, and later attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Jim graduated from Mason City High School in 1967, and was a member of the Mohawks’ undefeated 1965 championship football team, as a kicker and end. Jim attended Iowa State University, playing football and studying political science, and was a member of Delta Upsilon. He ed to Mason City and began a 27-year career at Yelland & Hanes, first as inventory clerk, and later sales manager and partner. A nephew of Annie Yelland, Jim treasured his relationship with the Hanes family. Office supplies and sales were in his blood, and he truly enjoyed helping his customers. Most recently, he worked for PSI in Mason City. Jim met Alice Diekema while the pair worked at Yelland & Hanes, and it was love at first sight. Married in 1973, they moved to Clear Lake in 1979. They were blessed with three wonderful children – John, 32, Adam, 29, and Theresa, 25. Jim always was proud of his family – they meant the world to him. He was excited to move into a townhome in downtown Clear Lake in 2007, where he could keep a bird’s-eye view on the summer action from his balcony. Jim was the quintessential nice guy. He always had a knack to solve any problem, and eagerly devoted time, energy and talent to helping others. Whether installing office furniture, building play equipment, packing a moving truck, maintaining a lawn, or fixing things around the house, Jim was the guy to call. His fondest memories were of time spent at work or play with his many friends, family, colleagues, and customers. Jim loved sports and followed Clear Lake High School, Iowa State, the L.A. Dodgers, and Minnesota Vikings with vigor – but he always wanted to see a good game. He enjoyed sailing, classic cars, traveling, crossword puzzles, grilling, dinners with friends – often on the deck at Ge-Jo’s – and sitting on his balcony with a glass of wine or champagne. Jim cherished his family, friends, life in Clear Lake, and several pets, from his childhood Dalmatian, “Colonel Popcorn” to his current cat, “Sophie.” Jim was thankful to have the Mercy Cancer Center team to help him with his valiant fight against cancer. When the time came to focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life, he was blessed to have the caring team at Hospice of North Iowa. Jim will be dearly missed by his wife of 36 years, Alice; his children, John Hanley and wife, Amy, of Lawrence, Kan., Adam Hanley and wife, Sara, of Longmont, Colo., and Theresa Hanley of Clear Lake; sister, Lynda Hanley; niece, Kristine Woodhouse and partner, Richard Lorenzini, and niece, Katherine McGerald and husband, Evan, all of Ridgefield, Conn.; cousin, Jean Fortune and husband, Dave, of Plano, Texas, and cousin, David Patton, and wife, Roberta, of Naples, Fla.; as well as several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many good friends. Jim was preceded in death by his father, James W. Hanley Jr. in 1990; father-in-law, John Diekema in 1998; mother-in-law, Alice Diekema in 2005; his mother, Margaret Hanley in 2008; and his grandparents, uncles and aunts. Wednesday, April 21, 2010*
Mary Lou (Wistrom ) Svoboda, 84, passed away on April 15, 2010 at Parkview Terrace Care Center in Buffalo, Minn. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 23, at 11 a.m. at Spirit of Joy Church in Buffalo. Visitation will be one hour prior. Interment will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato, Minn. Memorials preferred to Spirit of Joy Church in Buffalo.
Mary was born on March 27, 1926 in Mankato, to Ray and Elsie Wistrom. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1944 and then worked for Mid Continent and Braniff Airlines. She married Grant Svoboda and lived in Monrovia, Calif. until retirement. She then moved to Clear Lake to be closer to her family. When her nieces moved to Buffalo in 2004, Mary moved to the community as well and made many special friends there. Mary was preceded in death by her mother and father, and her husband. She is survived by her brother, Wes Wistrom and his wife, Jean of Clear Lake; her stepdaughters, Leslie Rotramel and Patty Kiehl; grandchildren, Casey, Garret, and Tyler; nephews, Jay Wistrom and his wife, Karen of Buffalo, and Jeff Wistrom and his wife, Cheryl of Fishers, Ind., and several nieces and nephews. The Peterson Chapel of Buffalo is proud to have served the family. Wednesday, April 21, 2010* Jean Ann Thompson  Jean Ann Thompson, 79, 405 27th Ave S., Clear Lake, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Mason City, Iowa. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 22, 1:30 p.m., at Community Chapel, Lakota, Iowa, with Pastor Ron Wheeler officiating. Visitation with family will be Wednesday, from 4:30 – 7 p.m. at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, and Thursday one hour prior to the service at the Community Chapel, Lakota. According to her wishes, her body has been cremated. Memorials may be given to the Jean A. Thompson Memorial Fund.Jean was born April 23, 1930, in Eldora, Iowa, the daughter of Carroll and Rachael (Van Nice) Drake. She graduated from Radcliffe High School in 1947. She attended Iowa State University. Jean married Wright Thompson on Jan. 15, 1949 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. They lived in Radcliffe until moving to Clear Lake in 1964. In 1969 they moved to Lakota where she worked at Farmers Trust Savings Bank for many years until she retired. They moved back to Clear Lake in 2009, where she enjoyed spending her summers since her family built their cabin in 1932. She loved spending time with her family, going boating and fishing, and she was an accomplished seamstress. She never missed a chance to spend time with her family. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Buffalo Center, Iowa. Jean is survived by her husband, Wright Thompson, Clear Lake; three daughters, Sarah Berschman, Buffalo Center, Becky (Al Hayward) Van Slyke, Ventura, and Teresa (Tom) Price, Lakota; five grandchildren, Alyson (Thomas) Finley, Des Moines, Iowa, Jesse Van Slyke, Clear Lake, Derick (Kim) Price, Stanhope, Iowa, Lucas (Ileana) Price, Olathe, Kan. and Brent Price, Lakota; seven great-grandchildren, Phelan and Lochlan Finley, Landon and Olivia Price and Isaiah, Amilicia and Tatiana Price; three brothers, Richard Drake and his wife, Phyllis, Radcliffe, Robert Drake, Hubbard, Iowa and Charles Drake, Des Moines, as well as many nephews and nieces. Jean was preceded in death by her parents and an infant grandson, Jess Price. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, www.colonialchapels.com, is in charge of arrangements. Wednesday, April 21, 2010*  Scott Ryan Avery, 36, of Meservey, Iowa died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa of natural causes. Scott’s final act was to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.Due to his wishes Scott was cremated. There will be a memorial service at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, on Saturday, April 24, at 11:30 a.m., celebrating his life with the Rev. Rose Calderon-Khan of the Meservey United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. preceding the service. Graveside services will be held at a later time at the Meservey Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Scott Avery Memorial Fund or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Scott was born April 8, 1974 in Mason City, the son of Darrell and Deborah (Fortsch) Avery. He was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church, Meservey. While in school he was very active in Boy Scouts. He graduated from Meservey-Thornton-Sheffield-Chapin High School in 1992. He formerly worked at Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield, Iowa. He was attending Kaplan University, Mason City, and would have graduated in July with a degree in business. While attending Kaplan he was very involved with the fund raising for the Veterans Honor Flight. He enjoyed radio control cars, collecting match box cars and playing games on the computer. He is survived by his parents, Darrell and Deborah Avery, Meservey; two sisters, Elizabeth Rose (Brett) Bilyeu, Shell Rock, Iowa and Brooke Adele Avery, Meservey; two nieces, Haley Rose Bailey, and Sierra Autumn Bailey, Shell Rock, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Wednesday, April 28, 2010*
Thomas Edward Nelson was born June 19, 1926 in Wesley, Iowa to Thomas E. and Mable (Chambers) Nelson. Thomas graduated from Long Beach High School, Long Beach, Calif. He was a WWII Navy veteran. Thomas was the founder and CEO of Nelson Petroleum Products of Clear Lake, and president of Super 8 Motels in Clear Lake for 28 years. He served as a former member of the Clear Lake Bank and Trust Board of Directors. He was past president of the Petroleum Marketers of Iowa and received the 1989 Jobber of the Year award from BP/Amoco. Thomas was a member of the Clear Lake Evangelical Free Church, Clear Lake Noon Lions, Mason Lodge 145, Odd Fellows, Voiture 66 Forty & Eight, a life member of AMVETS and the American Legion. Thomas was also a University of Iowa “Golden Hawk” and followed University of Iowa sports for over 60 years, attending all four University of Iowa Rose Bowls. He was an active leader in Boy Scouts of America for over 25 years earning the Silver Beaver award. He also enjoyed his monthly breakfast with Clear Lake classmates. Thomas married Janice A. Duitscher in Long Beach on March 6, 1945. Tom is survived by his wife, Janice; four children, Dr. Michael Nelson, (Jananne), Minneapolis, Minn., Kirk Nelson of Jordan, Minn., Kim Nelson (Jennifer) of Redmond, Wash. and Nina (Charlie) Gravelle of Eden Prairie, Minn. Thomas is also survived by eight grandchildren, Dana (Ricardo Perez) Nelson, Nicole (Dr. Andrew) Moffitt, Tanner Nelson, Alex and Jordan Nelson, Matson, Samuel, and Anna Gravelle; four great-grandchildren, Diego and Amir Perez Nelson, Cade and Grace Moffitt; half-brothers, Russell Nelson of Fort Mill, S.C. and Roger Nelson of Clear Lake; brother-in-law, Arnold (Madlyn) Duitscher as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother; and sister, Vernalda. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements. Wednesday, April 28, 2010*
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Dorance
E. E. Buck Rosendahl,
80, 1310 Village Road,
Clear Lake, went home to
be with his Lord and
Saviour on Easter
Sunday, April 4, 2010 at
Oakwood Care Center,
Clear Lake. A
funeral service will be
held at 10 a.m., Friday,
April 9, at Redeemer
Lutheran Church,
Ventura, with the Rev.
Daird Korth officiating.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, April 8, from
5 ? 7:30 p.m. at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake.
Interment will be at
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Highway 122, Mason City,
with military honors
provided by the Clear
Lake V.F.W.
Memorials may be given
to the Dorance Rosendahl
Memorial Fund. 
Thomas
Edward
Nelson,
83, of
1625
North
Shore
Dr.,
Clear
Lake,
died
Thursday,
April
22, 2010
at Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit. A
funeral
service
was held
Monday,
April
26, at
the
Evangelical
Free
Church,
Clear
Lake
with the
Rev. Dan
Jordan
officiating.
Interment
was at
the
Clear
Lake
Cemetery.
Military
Honors
were
provided
by the
Clear
Lake
V.F.W.
Memorial
contributions
may be
directed
to the
Clear
Lake
Evangelical
Free
Church,
or Honor
Flight
Winnebago,
P.O. Box
191,
Clear
Lake,
Iowa
50428 or
the
Association
for the
Preservation
of Clear
Lake.
Margaret
M.
(Hakes)
Bergman,
age 89,
of Clear
Lake,
died at
the
Oakwood
Care
Center
in Clear
Lake, on
Friday,
April
23,
2010.
Sydney
Danielle
Muff
died in
the arms
of her
family
at their
home on
April
25,
2010.
She was
born on
April 1,
2010,
weighing
4 pounds
14
ounces,
with a
fatal
genetic
syndrome
called
Trisomy
18.
After 25
wonderful
days she
passed
gently
into the
arms of
Jesus.