Obituaries on this page:
David G. Huey
Nels Chris "Gunner" Andersen
Jr.
Myrna Atkins
Shane Aaron Starrett
Ruth V. Clapper
Frederic W. Rogers
Elmer W. "Bill" Snell
Laura Roenfranz
Tom T. Torres
Linda L. Peterson
Martha Jane Jacobs
Sylvia M. Chehock
William B. "Doc" Kennedy
Gladys L. Nelson
David G. Huey
David G. Huey, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 1994, at Skagit Valley Hospital,
Mount Vernon, following an extended illness.
He was born on Sept. 20, 1915, in Clear Lake, the son of Roy A. and Caroline
(Dunterman) Huey. He grew up and attended school in Iowa. On June 12, 1937, he married
Dima VanLaningham in Mason City, Iowa. In 1950, the couple moved to Sedro-Woolley
where they operated Huey's Grocery and gasoline station on Highway 9 and
Duke's Hill. He was employed as a tool room attendant at Skagit Corporation, retiring
in 1979. David was a member of the Machinists' Union, the Mount Vernon Elks and in
Iowa he was a member of the Methodist Church.
He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, camping and ballroom dancing.
He is survived by his wife, Dima, at the family home; three daughters, Diana
Daninger and her husband, Roger, Marysville, Delores Fladebo and her husband,
Larry, Lake McMurray, and Danniella Alberto and her husband, Ron, Renton; a son,
David Huey, Bellingham; three sisters, Delpha Linnenkamp, Clear Lake, Doris Evans,
Oregon and Patty Gibbs of Pennsylvania; two brothers, Darwin Huey, Omaha, Neb., and
Duane Huey of Clear Lake; four grandchildren, Darin and David Hefty and Raymond
and Mark Fladebo; two great-grandchildren, Zachary Fladebo ....
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Nels Chris (Jr.) Andersen
Nels Chris "Gunner" Andersen Jr., 67, of Marshalltown, formerly of Clear
Lake and Des Moines, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 1994, at the Veteran's Administration
Medical Center, Des Moines.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 North Fourth Street, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kenneth Ha....
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Myrna Atkins
Word has been received of the death of Myrna Atkins, 85, a former Clear Lake,
Iowa resident. She died Dec. 25, 1994 in San Marcos, Calif., after being ill for about one
year with cancer.
The Atkins family lived in Clear Lake many years before moving to California in 1970.
She is survived by her husband, G.W. (Tom) Atkins, 1401 El Norte Parkway, San Marcos,
Calif. 92069; two sons, Tommy and his wife,Kathy, and Richard (Dick) and his wife,
Gloria, both of the Port Ludlow, Wash. area; several grandchildren; a brother and
two sisters in San Marcos, Calif. 92069; two sons, Tommy and his wife, Kathy,
and Richard (Dick) and his wife, Gloria, both of the Port Ludlow, Wash.
area; several grandchildren; a brother and two....
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Shane Aaron Starrett
Shane Aaron Starrett, infant son of Clay Starrett and Susan Morris, of Clear
Lake, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 1995, at the Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.
Shane Aaron Starrett was born Dec. 31, 1994, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center,
East, Mason City, the son of Clay Starrett and Susan Morris. Funeral services were held
Friday, Jan. 6, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Fred Lewis of the Clear Lake United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
He is survived by his father and mother, Clay Starrett and Susan Morris, of
Clear Lake; maternal grandparents, Jane and Lindsey Morris, of Clear Lake; paternal
grandmother, Susan Starrett, Clear Lake; maternal great-grandparents, Clara Harris of
Ft. Dodge and Betty and Derl Morris, Belmond; paternal great-grandparents,
Howard and Ethel Bolang of Luck, Wis.; maternal great-great-grand parents, Ruby
and Glenn Morris and Dena Pals, Belmond; one aunt, Dara Morris, Clear Lake;
four uncles, Michael Morris, John H. Starrett and his wife, Dianne, Kyle and Adam
Starrett, all of Clear Lake. nmHe was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather,
John Starrett; paternal great-grandparents, Susan K. and John Starrett; maternal
great-grandfather and maternal great-great grandfather.
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Ethel Ruth Viola (nee) Prestholt
Ruth V. Clapper
Ruth V. Clapper, 83, of Clear Lake, died Friday, Jan. 6, 1995, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice In-Patient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 9, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.
Burial was in the Elim Cemetery, Fertile, Iowa.
The family suggests memorials in memory of Ruth V. Clapper to Hospice of North
Iowa or Church of Christ in Fertile.
Ethel Ruth Viola Clapper was born Sept. 5, 1911, in Grant Center Township, rural
Clear Lake, the daughter of Nels and Anna (Erickson) Prestholt.
She attended Grant Center #5 Rural School until the eighth grade. She graduated from
Fertile High School in 1929 and then took a nursing course through Mayo
Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
On July 6, 1934, she was united in marriage to Dallas L. Clapper, in Mason City,
Iowa. The couple farmed north of Clear Lake and also operated Clapper
Truck Line. They moved into Clear Lake in 1962, but later returned to the family farm.
Ruth was a Sunday School teacher and superintendent at Grant Center Sunday School.
She enjoyed raising flowers, knitting and fishing with her family and husband.
She is survived by a son, Dale Clapper and his wife, Janice K., of Clear Lake;
a daughter, Blanche Schulze of Clear Lake; six grandchildren, Denise Powers
and her husband, Jeff, of Panama, David Clapper and his wife, Christie of Buffalo
Center, Chad Clapper and his wife Angela, Clear Lake, Rick Schulze and his
wife, Holly, of Buffalo Center, Bruce Schulze and his wife, Diane, Clear Lake, and
Jeffrey Schulze and his wife, Rhonda, Garner; 11 great-grandchildren,
Alicia Powers, Christina Powers, Joshua Schulze, Danielle Schulze, Jeremy
Schulze, Nichole Schulze, Steven Schulze, Ryan Schulze, Heather Schulze,
Megan Schulze and Chad Phillips.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a brother, Alfred Prestholt; and
two sisters, Ethel Julianna Prestholt, and Verna Orcutt.
Organist Amy Kuns accompanied soloists Kathy Bauer and Dan Miller.
Pallbearers were Don Prestholt, Paul Prestholt, Richard Clapper, Gene Johnson,
Gary Bauer and Larry Nelson.
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Frederic W. Rogers
Frederic W. Rogers, 67, of Bell Gardens, Calif., formerly of Clear Lake, died
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1995, at Bay Harbor Hospital, Harbor City, Calif. Funeral services
were held Monday, Jan. 9, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Dean Hess of Zion Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial was in Clear Lake
Cemetery, Clear Lake.
Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society.
Frederic was born Dec. 7, 1927, at Clear Lake, son of Fred and Anne (Olson) Rogers.
He married Cleopha Cap on Dec. 9, 1958, at Huntington Park, Calif.
He attended Clear Lake schools, and later served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a member of
Delta Sigma Nu fraternity. Later, he received a U.S. Air Force commission,
serving as a radar officer.
For many years he worked as a sales representative for Carter Company, a Los Angeles,
Calif., based truck parts supplier. He retired in 1991.
He is survived by one step-daughter, Maria Brightweiser, Elkhorn, Neb.; two
step-sons, Bob Labs, Omaha, Neb., Roger Labs, Omaha, Neb.; five brothers-in-law,
Marvin Cap, Carlsbad, Calif., Ernie Cap, Orange, Calif., Gordon Cap, Mena, Ark.,
Lawrence Cap, Keystone, S.D., Clement Cap, Baltic, S.D.; two cousins, Janet Toinby,
Clear Lake, and Lois Wangberg, Clear Lake.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an....
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Elmer W. "Bill" Snell
Elmer W. "Bill" Snell, 78, Mason City, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 1995,
at Mesa, Ariz. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Mason City. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery where military....
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Laura Roenfranz
Laura Roenfranz, 92, of Ventura, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 1995, at her daughter's
home in Minneapolis, Minn.
Memorial services were held in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 3, with interment
at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis.
... and then moved to San Francisco, Calif., where she operated her own restaurant for
several years. In later years, they lived in Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Recently, she and her husband lived in retirement in Clear Lake and on
their ... Ventura, Iowa, for Mrs. Walter (Laura) Roenfranz.
Ref: Walter Roenfranz
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Tom T. Torres
Tom T. Torres, 65, died Dec. 25, 1994, in Torrance, Calif. A memorial service
was held at the Green Hills Mortuary Rancho Palos, Verdes, Calif. The body was
cremated.
Tom Torres was born on Dec. 27, 1929. He was a resident of Clear Lake.
... for the Mining Co., in Clear Lake for six years. He made many
friends in Clear Lake, including his friend of many years, Marjorie Leek.
He is survived by four sons, of California; three sisters,
Torrance, Calif.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
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Linda L. Peterson
Mrs. Linda L. Peterson, 49, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 1995,
at her home. Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday), Jan. 18, at 1:30 p.m.,
at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred Lewis of
Clear Lake United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial
Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. The family suggests memorials to the Linda L.
Peterson memorial fund.
Linda was born Aug. 24, 1945 in Mason City, the daughter of Charles Raymond
Kennedy and Esther (nee) Weitzel Kennedy.
She graduated from Mason City High School in 1963 and graduated from LaJames
College of Cosmetology.
In 1965 she married Brian Buehler. They lived in the Clear Lake area. She worked
as a hair stylist in Mason City.
On July 1, 1984, she married Richard Peterson in Mason City. Linda worked for
Opportunity Village, Clear Lake, in the Morning Sun Cottage from 1983-1994.
She loved her grandchildren, and her dog Oscar. She also enjoyed helping
others and especially helping her neighbors.
She is survived by her mother, Esther Mulhern; her husband, Richard Peterson;
two daughters, Kelly Dickes and her husband, Al, and Kristi Wilcke and her
husband, Kevin, all of Clear Lake; six step-children, Regina Slavens and her
husband, Jimmy, Lebanon, Mo., Leonard Peterson and his wife, Floy,
Klemme, Iowa, Jennie Spence and her husband, Travis, Dawn Slavens and her
husband, Arthur, all of Lebanon, Mo., Samuel and Sarah Olsen, both of
Fairmont, Minn.; one brother, Robert C. Kennedy and his wife, Mary Ann,
Fertile, Iowa; two sisters, Mary Whitnable and her husband, Roger,
Plymouth, Iowa, and Arlene Kafer and her husband, Jerry, Sheffield, Iowa; three
grandchildren, Ryan Wilcke, Colby Dickes and Brice Wilcke; nine
step-grandchildren, Charity Slavens, Tommy Lee Slavens, Jimmy Slavens,
Aaron Michael Peterson, Halie Kay Peterson, T.J. Spence, Autumn Spence,
Brendon Spence and Chakara Slavens.
She was preceded in death by her father; step-father, Marvin Mulhern;
and one sister, Violet McCloud.
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Martha Jane Jacobs
Martha Jane Jacobs, 95, formerly of Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Jan. 18,
1995, at North Iowa Mercy Health Center's east campus. Her body was cremated. Burial
will take place at a later date. The Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, is in
charge of arrangements. Those wishing to make memorials may do so in her name.
Martha Jane Jacobs was born June 8, 1899, in Parnell, Mo., Nodaway County, the
daughter of Marian F. and Sarah Ellen (Dukes) Pope. She attended Parnell High
School and went on to college. She taught school in rural Nodaway County, Mo.
On Jan. 29, 1929, she married William Jacobs in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was
employed as a cook in several area restaurants, but spent 10 years at the Shady
Beach in Clear Lake, before retiring in the 1960s. She especially enjoyed
reading, watching television, doing puzzles, and the company of her pet dog.
She is survived by a niece and nephew; good friends, Orval and Trina Mestad,
Curtis Mestad and Genevieve Kline, all of Clear Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, in 1963; and sister, Ethel.
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Sylvia M. Chehock
Sylvia M. Chehock, 98, of the Good Shepherd Care Center in Mason City, Iowa,
died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1995, at North Iowa Mercy Health Center's east campus,
Mason City, Iowa. Her body was cremated and private services were held
at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. Burial was in the Manly Cemetery,
Manly, Iowa.
Ref: Dra Kunz
Sylvia was born May 16, 1896 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Daniel and Dra
(Kunz) Daubenmeir. She grew up in the Cedar Rapids area and married Harry P. Klinge
there in 1913. He preceded her in death in 1941. She owned and operated Sylvia's
Dellicatesen in Manly from 1941-46. She married Paul Chehock in 1946 at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. The couple farmed near Plymouth, Iowa.
In 1975 she moved to Clear lake, to live with her son. She remained in Clear Lake
until 1989 when she moved to Good Shepherd. She was a member of the
Grandmother's Club in Clear Lake and the Farmers, Wives and Daughter's Club
of rural Plymouth. She was a former member of EUB Church, now known as Bethel
United Methodist Church in Manly. Sylvia enjoyed fishing with her granddaughters,
traveling and hobbies of all kinds.
She is survived by a daughter, June Birdsell and her husband, Don; a son, David
Kling and his wife, Pat, all of Clear Lake; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;
and 23 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; a sister, Cleo Field; three
sons, Danny Klinge, Robert Klinge and James Klinge.
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William B. "Doc" Kennedy
Dr. William B. "Doc" Kennedy, 75, of Urbandale, Iowa, formerly of Coralville, Iowa,
died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines,
from cancer.
Dr. Kennedy was born in Clear Lake on July 8, 1919, the son of Russell and Floy
(Glasier) Kennedy. He was united in marriage to Jeri Wass in 1938 in Mason City, Iowa.
His wife preceded him in death in 1982.
Ref: Floy Glasier
...Iowa Woodcarvers Association of which he was a founding member. He wrote a
column for the Coralville Courier called Docspot and he was responsible for
establishing and running the annual pumpkin carving contest in Coralville 15 years ago.
One of his recenta...
A Masonic Memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 21, at Lensing's Oak Hill
Funeral Home in Coralville, with the Clarksville Lodge #668 of Coralville officiating.
Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville.
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Gladys L. Nelson
Gladys L. Nelson, 89, formerly of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 1995,
at the Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 23, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake. The Christian Science Reader will be Genevieve McGowan.
Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to the
Christian Science Church.
Gladys was born June 14, 1905, in Mason City, the daughter of Iver and Anna
(Iverson) Nelson. She was a native of Clear Lake, who spent most of
her life in the community. She was a graduated of Clear Lake schools. She was
employed as a teacher. She was a longtime member of the Christian
Science Church in Clear Lake.
She is survived by a brother, Alvin I. Nelson and his wife, Mary, of Ce ....
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