Wednesday, August 18, 2010*
Wayne W. "Bud" Badker
Wayne
W. "Bud" Badker, 83, 901 5th Ave S., Clear Lake, died Monday, Aug. 9,
2010, at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center, Manly, Iowa. A funeral
service was held Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Clear Lake United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating. Burial was in the Clear
Lake Cemetery with full military honors conducted by members of the
Clear Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be directed to the Wayne "Bud" Badker
Memorial in care of Dennis Badker, 2340 170th Street Klemme, IA 50449.
Wayne Welker Badker was born
Nov. 16, 1926, in Clear Lake, the son of Roy and Laura (Welker) Badker.
Bud attended Ventura school and helped his father farm. He was baptized
and has been a lifelong member of the Clear Lake United Methodist
Church. He served in the U.S. Army in 1945 during WWII and was honorably
discharged in 1947. Bud was united in marriage to LaVohn Schlawin on
Sept. 7, 1947 at the Reformed Evangelical Church in Klemme. To this
union a son was born. Bud farmed many years until his retirement in 1997
at the age of 70. Bud was a crop adjuster for Farm Bureau Insurance and
was a substitute mail route carrier for 18 and one-half years.
Bud was a member the Quarter
Horse Association, a Farmers Elevator board member for 12 years and
lifetime member of Am Vet?s and the Clear Lake V.F.W. Bud enjoyed
playing golf, snowmobiling, bowling on league and wintering in Mesa, Az.
for numerous years!
Bud is survived by his loving
wife of 62 years, LaVohn Badker, Clear Lake; son, Dennis Badker and his
wife, Karen, Klemme, and two grandchildren, Scott (Tina) Badker, Garner,
Iowa and Curt (Michele) Badker, Clear Lake; four great-grandchildren
Wade and Austin Lohman and Michaela Delzer and Drake Badker; along with
one nephew, other relatives and friends.
Bud was preceded in death by
his parents and one sister, Theone (Art) Risse.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of
arrangements.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010*
Esther E. Hansen
Esther
E. Hansen, 58, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
A celebration of her life and
remembrance service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 27, at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, with
the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior
to service time on Friday at the chapel.
According to her wishes,
cremation has taken place.
Esther E. Hansen was born in
Red Oak, Iowa, on Nov. 5, 1951, the daughter of Waldo V. and Betty June
(Hauser) Anderson. The family moved to California in 1954, and Esther
was adopted by James F. and Hattie E. (Dow) Hall. Esther was united in
marriage to Daniel M. Russell in 1972 and had two children, Tanya J.
Russell and Daniel J. Russell. Esther moved to Clinton, Iowa in 1996,
where she met Harold E. Hansen. She moved to Clear Lake in 1999. They
were united in marriage on Nov. 23, 2002, in Clear Lake.
Esther worked out of her home
as a seamstress for over 30 years. She also worked for Cottage Cleaners
in Clear Lake for three years before working in the kitchen at the V.F.W.
for two years. Prior to her death she was head cook at the Clear Lake
Senior Citizens Center for two years.
Esther was a member and in
good standing for four years in the Clear Lake Pride Lions Club and left
as 2nd vice president.
Esther enjoyed sewing,
gardening, cooking, baking, was involved in the civil war reenactment,
and did volunteer work for many organizations.
Esther is survived by her
husband, Harold Hansen of Clear Lake; daughter, Tanya J. Russell of Elk
Grove, Calif.; son, Daniel J. Russell of Folsom, Calif.; stepsons, Luke
C. Hansen of Mason City, and Paul E. Hansen of Clear Lake; her mother,
Betty Anderson; several brothers and sisters, Beth Conway, Clinton,
Luanda Sue Haloran, Los Angeles, Calif.; Robert V. Anderson, California,
John P. Anderson, California, Jim A. Anderson, Clinton, and Winona
Caszatt, Elverta, Calif.; many nieces and nephews; as well as many other
extended family members and friends. Esther is also survived by her two
special dachshounds, Frankie and Blue.
Esther was preceded in death
by her biological father, Waldo V. Anderson, and by her adopted parents.
Don't shed tears at my
passing, for I will always be with you, as you remember me and the good
times and laughter we shared. It was a privilege to have known each and
every one of you. I can?t imagine my life not having all of you walking
along with me on the wonderful journey! Remember my dear family and
friends how much you mean to me and how much I truly love you!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010*
Timothy Dean Wurtzel
Timothy
Dean Wurtzel, 51, of 3771 Eagle Ave., died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, from
injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
A celebration of life service
will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 21, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz
officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Concord
Cemetery, Garner, Iowa.
Visitation will be held
Friday, August 20, from 5 until 8 p.m. at Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel. Cremation services will take place following visitation.
Memorials may be directed to
the Timothy Dean Wurtzel Memorial in care of Cindy Wisher, 502 380th
Street Hanlontown, IA 50444 or Lois Ziron, 720 Maben Ave., Garner, Iowa
50438.
Timothy Dean Wurtzel was born
June 20, 1959, in Waterloo, Iowa the son of Dean and Joan (Stocks)
Wurtzel. In the third grade Tim and his family moved to Clear Lake and
he attended the Clear Lake School System. He worked at the Clear Lake
Bakery along with other various jobs. Most recently he was working for
Intercon, Laborers Union, local 340 out of Mason City, Iowa. Tim met up
with his childhood sweetheart, Lois (Gouge) Ziron. They have enjoyed the
last three years, taking trips, motorcycling, laughing and enjoying
life. They were engaged and looked forward to spending their lives
together.
Tim's greatest love was
spending time with his family, friends and his dog, Bandit. He loved
riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, camping, taking trips to the
casino, and loved watching sunsets. He was "Papa" to five special
granddaughters, whom he loved dearly. He was a lover of life and his
smile showed it. He will be sadly missed.
Those left to cherish his
memory include his father Dean (Jane) Wurtzel, Hazelhurst, Wis.,
siblings, Cindy (Mike) Wisher, Hanlontown, Mike (Pam) Wurtzel, Des
Moines, Iowa; his aunt, Jean Knox, Waterloo, Iowa; a very special
extended family, Karen Secory, Danielle Secory, Keghan Oppman, and
Jennifer Craighton; nieces and nephews, Kristy, Chad, Corey and Shaun;
fianc?, Lois Ziron, Garner; daughter, Cheryl (Robert) Lenning, Mason
City; grandchildren, Justina, Bailee, Skylar, Abbey, and Piper Lenning,
Mason City; mother and father-in-law, Merle and Marian Gouge, Garner;
brothers and sisters-in-law, John (Violet) Gouge, Garner, Pete (Joan)
Gouge, Garner, Becky Kirschbaum, Kallispell, Mont., Mike (Judy) Gouge,
Crystal Lake, Iowa, Steve (Mary) Gouge, Garner, Lori (Ted) Salz, Garner,
David Gouge, Garner, Julie (Duane) Pigman, Crystal Lake; his dog Bandit,
Yetta and Cyrus; along with other relatives and many, many friends.
Tim is preceded in death by
his grandparents; mother, Joan Shreve; uncles, Glenn Knox and Glenn
Wurtzel; and his special dog, Wolf.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010*
Gordon William Nichols
Gordon
William Nichols, 77, of 906 S. 3rd St., Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Aug.
11, 2010 after a long, courageous battle with cancer, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa surrounded by his family. Due
to his wishes he will be cremated.
A memorial service was held
Tuesday, Aug. 17 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake with the
Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Memorials may be given to the Gordon W.
Nichols Memorial Fund.
Gordon was born Oct. 13, 1932
in Mason City, the son of Willis and Lila ( Herington) Nichols. He
graduated from Clear Lake High School. He married Ruth Palmer on July
23, 1949 in Garner, Iowa. Gordon worked at the Clear Lake Bakery for 19
years. He then drove for Purolator Courier for 19 years. They moved to
Arlington, Texas in 1987 where he worked for the City of Arlington as a
supervisor in the maintenance department.
In 1993 they moved back to
Clear Lake. He worked for Midwest Janitorial part-time until he retired
at age 76 due to his health. He enjoyed painting saw blades and pictures
and fishing.
Gordon is survived by five
children, Bonnie Bendickson and her husband, Ron, Peggy Wilcox-Nichols,
Bill Nichols, Chad Nichols and Angel Hepperly, all of Clear Lake; nine
grandchildren, Jeremy (Summer) Bendickson, Buck (Lisa) Bendickson, Paula
(Jim) Odgen, Dena Wilcox, Corey, Colby and Michael Nichols, Megan and
Justin Hepperly; 10 great-grandchildren, Taylor, Deseria, Parker, Wyatt,
Devan, Avery, Jake, Damon, Sydney and Zach; and one brother, John
Nichols and his wife, Karen, Clear Lake.
Gordon was preceded in death
by his parents; his wife, Ruth, on Aug. 22, 2009; brothers, Willie
Nichols and Chuck Nichols; sister, Darlene Kline; infant twin sons; and
a son-in-law, Willy Wilcox.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010*
Viola D. Menke
Viola
D. Menke, 88, of Clear Lake, passed away Aug. 10, 2010 at Good Shepherd
in Mason City, Iowa.
Viola was born Dec. 17, 1921
at Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Henry J. and Emma (Wiggenjost)
Fraune. She graduated from Catholic Central High School in Fort Madison
in 1939. She then worked for the Sheaffer Pen Company in Fort Madison
for three years. On Feb. 14, 1942, she married Edward Menke. The couple
farmed for 43 years. They moved the family to Clear Lake in 1963 before
retiring to Green Valley, Az. in 1985. Viola ed to Clear Lake
after her husband of 63 years preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 2005.
Viola enjoyed spending time
with her family, gardening, playing cards and traveling.
Surviving family include
seven sons, Kenneth (Betty) of Polo, Mo., Larry of Clear Lake, Mark
(Marie) of Dearborn, Mo., Paul (Lenice) of Clear Lake, Pat of Clear
Lake, Greg of Yucca Valley, Az., John (Caroline) of Garner, Iowa; two
daughters, Mary (James) Kerin of Canon City, Colo. and Joyce Menke of
Clear Lake; two brothers, Robert (Rose) Fraune of Waterloo, Iowa, and
James (Dottie) Fraune of Revere, Mo.; one sister, Helen Loving of West
Point, Iowa; 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband; one brother; and five sisters.
A family Celebration of Life
was held Aug. 13 with a spreading of the ashes. Cards may be sent to:
405 Birch Avenue, Clear Lake, IA 50428.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010*
Mary Ellen Faber Ludwig
Mary
Ellen Faber Ludwig, 99, Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 at the
Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. A Memorial Mass was held Monday, Aug.
23, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Early, Iowa with Msgr. Kenneth
Seifried officiating. Inurnment will be at the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Mary Ellen Ludwig Memorial Fund.
Mary Ellen was born in Wall
Lake, Iowa, the daughter of James and Christina (Cossman) LeStrange. She
was raised on a farm near Wall Lake where she attended school. She
graduated from St. Mary's High School in Cherokee, Iowa. She married
William H. Faber in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Wall Lake. They moved
to Early in 1929 where they operated Faber's Restaurant for 60 years. He
died in 1966.
Mary Ellen married Irwin
Ludwig in 1968. After Irvin died she moved to Clear Lake to be close to
her son. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of America for over 50
years, a member of Sacred Heart Guild all her married life, Women's
Club, ATC Bridge Club for 70 years, she bowled for 30 years, was a 500
club member, played in women's golf league 29 years and played in bridge
clubs. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Mary Ellen is survived by
three children, Richard Faber, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, Jerry Faber, Clear Lake,
and Pamela Ryan, St. George, Utah; 13 grandchildren, Don Faber, Mike
Faber, Chuck Faber, Doug Faber, Carol (Greg) Jennings, Sue (Matt)
Larson, Bill (Christina) Faber, Ellen (Kevin) Miller, Steven (Angela)
Faber, Dan (Dawn) Ryan, Tim (Kari) Ryan, Collene (Bob), Katie Ryan; 25
great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Mary Ellen was preceded in
death by her parents; son, Don Faber; two husbands; four sisters; four
brothers; son-in-law, Dave Ryan; and daughter-in-law, Marie Faber.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010*
Ronald William Peterson
Ronald William Peterson, 74, Clear Lake, died Saturday, August 21, 2010,
at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Clear Lake.
A celebration and remembrance service for Ronald will be held at 1 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 23, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 North 4th Street, Clear
Lake, with Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Inurnment will be in the Grafton
Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time on
Monday at the church.
The family would like to suggest that those wishing to give a memorial
in his memory, may wish to consider memorial contributions to the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Ronald William Peterson was born on Jan. 13, 1936 in Armstrong, the son
of George and Hazel (Lytle) Peterson. Ron received his education in the
Armstrong Community Schools, graduating from Armstrong High School. In
1965, Ron graduated from North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City
with a refrigeration degree. He was united in marriage to Phyllis
Hartwig on Aug. 28, 1965, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton.
The family moved to Lacrosse, Wis., where Ron began working in the
research and development area for Trane Heating and Cooling. Ron retired
after 30 years with the company, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada where he
did volunteer work for Sun City Security before moving to Clear Lake in
2006.
Ron had a passion for fun, and tried every sport, riding his motorcycle,
especially Honda Gold Wings, trading vintage cars and looking at vintage
car magazines, RV?s, snowmobiles, reading, watching old western movies,
FOX News, and painting art work. Ron was a very gentle person at heart,
and was very devoted to his family and grandchildren.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church on Onalaska, WI, St. Andrew
Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, and attended Zion Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Phyllis Peterson of Clear
Lake; children, Brad (Patti) Peterson of Mason City, and Dana LeMay and
special friend, Gene Schelest of Tustin, CA; five grandchildren, Matt,
Abbey, Whitney, and Andy Peterson, and Tyler LeMay; his mother-in-law,
Irene Hartwig of the Manly Nursing Home; his brother-in-law, Jim
(Shirley) Hartwig of Farmington, MN; his sister-in-law, Helen Peterson
of Armstrong; many nieces and nephews; as well as many extended family
members and friends.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents; son, Steve Peterson, infant
brother and brother, Bob Peterson, and father-in-law, Morley Hartwig.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010*
Shelby Warren Pierce
Shelby
Warren Pierce, 95, of Clear Lake died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at his
home.
According to Shelby's wishes, he was cremated and a memorial service
will be held Saturday, 11 a.m. Aug. 28, 2010 at the First Congregational
Church, 205 W. 10th Ave N., Clear Lake with Rev. Michael Nash
officiating. Inurnment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery at a later
time.
Shelby was born on a farm
northwest of Ventura, Iowa, November 25, 1914 to Ora J. and Bertha
Pierce. In 1917 the family moved to a farm in Paynesville, Minnesota,
living there until 1929, and moving back to Mason City where Shelby
attended grade and high school. After school he began working with O.T.
Balmat Company, then later worked 7 campaigns with the Sugar Beet Co. In
1933 he and his parents moved out to East Main, Clear Lake. In 1935 he
started working for Moffett and Thompson Garage. On September 17, 1938,
he married Opal B. Hanson Christensen. Later on he was employed by Floyd
and Leonard in Mason City and Debruyn and Pugh Implement in Clear Lake.
In 1948 Shelby built his own garage on 8th Avenue North. He was in
business for 20 years. In 1968 he worked for Beck Excavating Company and
retired in 1977.
Shelby enjoyed traveling,
fishing and hunting. He liked fixing things for people and working at
the church. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, IOOF
Lodge 187 and has held offices in both. He served on the city council
from 1980-84.
Shelby is survived by his
wife Opal at the IOOF Home, daughters Nancy and her husband James
Hoffman, Kenniwick, Washington, and Conny and her husband Jim Redway,
Bella Vista, Arkansas, five grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers Phil, Ed, Bill
and Ora, a grandson Scott and granddaughter Eve Ann.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge.
Frank
Thomsen, of 14159 Fir Avenue, Clear Lake, died Friday, July 30, 2010 at
the Muse Norris Hospice. A memorial service was held on Monday, Aug. 2,
at the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake with the Rev. Diana Hoover
officiating. Inurnment followed in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City with military honors conducted by members of the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Clear
Lake United Methodist Church or Hospice of North Iowa in Franks name.
Renelda
H. Petersen, 91, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Rockwell Nursing
Home, Rockwell, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at
1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Rockwell,
with the Rev. Joel Dahlin officiating. Inurnment will be in the
Rockwell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. on
Tuesday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street,
Clear Lake. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service
time on Wednesday at the church
Emma
Cox, 92, of Cedaredge, Colo. and formerly of Clear Lake, died Sunday,
July 25, 2010 at the Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta, Colo.
Donald
J. Waldron of Winter Park, Colo. passed away July 13, 2010 at his home.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14, at the
Church of Eternal Hills in Tabernash, Colo. 
