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Obituaries on this page:
Kenneth (Ken) Allen Wattier
Shirley Mae Havnen
Leo William Stattelman
Gordon Elliot Sunner
Ila Wilson
Jack Russell Jensen
Alice Delana
Speakar
Harold "Skip" George Ames
Kenneth (Ken) Allen Wattier
Kenneth (Ken) Allen
Wattier, 52, Clear
Lake, died Sunday, July 27, 2003, at Opportunity Village,
Clear Lake. A funeral service was held Thursday, July 31,
at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with Msgr.
Robert Hogan officiating. Interment was in the Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Early, Iowa. Memorials may be given to
Opportunity Village in memory of Ken Wattier.
Ken was born Dec. 16, 1950, the son of Donald Michael and
Edna Mae (Thomas) Wattier in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up
in Early. In 1973, Ken moved to Clear Lake to live at
Opportunity Village. He was well known in the community,
belonging to the Clear Lake Evening Lions, Clear Lake
Lions Booster Club, and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals
and Iowa Hawkeye's fan. He enjoyed riding his bike
downtown.
Ken was involved in the Village's Benefit Walk for many
years. Ken was the first charter member of the Benefit
Walk Hall of Fame, raising over $10,000 since 1981.
Ken was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear
Lake and Knights of Columbus.
Ken is survived by his father, Donald Wattier and his
wife, Ann, Scottsdale, Az.; three brothers, David Wattier
and his wife, Helen, West Des Moines, Iowa, Tom Wattier
and his wife, Vicky, Gunnison, Colo. and John Wattier,
McAllen, Texas and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Wattier.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge
of arrangements.
Shirley Mae Havnen
Shirley Mae Havnen,
78, of Mason City, formerly of Clear Lake, died Monday,
August 11, 2003 at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason
City, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held Friday, Aug.
15, 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St., Clear
Lake, IA. with the Rev. Derik Yarian officiating.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, from 68 p.m.
at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake and one hour
prior to the funeral service at the church. Interment will
be held at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 122, Mason City.
Memorials may be given to the Shirley Havnen Memorial
Fund.
Shirley was born Sept. 4, 1924 in Plymouth, Iowa, the
daughter of Henry and Erva (Heinsleman) Tagesen. She
attended Mason City schools, graduating in 1943. She
worked two years for the 1st National Bank in Mason City.
Shirley married Donovan Havnen on May 11, 1945 in
Cheyenne, WY. and they celebrated with their family and
friends their 58th wedding anniversary this year at Good
Shepherd. Shirley took great pride in being a wife,
homemaker, mother of six, and friend of many. Her hobbies
included crocheting, knitting and being a very giving
person. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake. Her courage and faith were an inspiration to many.
Her classmates of 1943 were a high light in her life.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Donovan Havnen, Mason
City; two daughters, Kathy Banks and her husband, Don,
Clear Lake, and Mary Lin Kolb and her husband, Doug, Clear
Lake; four sons Donovan Havnen and his wife, Jennifer,
Andover, Kan., James Havnen and his wife, Pam, Ankeny,
Iowa, Matthew Havnen, Nora Springs, Iowa and Mark Havnen
and his wife, Connie, Estero, Flor.; ten grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; Aunt Gladys Adams and her
husband, Pete, Mason City, and special friends Janet Klein
and her husband, Lloyd, Mason City. Shirley was preceded
in death by her parents, one sister, Patti Smith,
step-mother, Gena Tagesen and daughter-in-law, Wendy
Havnen.
Leo William Stattelman
Leo William Stattelman,
79, of 4 S. 18th St., Clear Lake, died Wednesday morning,
Aug. 13, 2003 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City, Iowa. The funeral liturgy was held Saturday,
Aug. 16, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake.
Inurnment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Military Honors
were by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Leo was born June 21, 1924 in West Bend, Iowa to Edward
Stattelman and Christina (Bollweg) Stattelman. He attended
grade school at St. Peter and Paul in West Bend, receiving
the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, Penance and
Confirmation there. He graduated from West Bend High
School with the class of 1942.
He attended Iowa State University and Trinity College in
Sioux City, Iowa before graduating with a degree in
English from Loras College in 1951. During his naval
military career in the V-5 program and navigation school,
Leo attended the University of Iowa and Cornell
University. He was honorably discharged in 1946. After
returning to Loras College, he earned an MS degree in
Latin in 1968.
Teaching has been Leo's love and profession, first in a
Catholic Mission School near Montgomery, Ala., working
with Father Michael Caswell. He then taught English and
Latin at Clear Lake High School for 28 years. Following
that, he taught Latin and Classical Literature at Newman
High School for 14 years, resigning in January of 2003.
Students were special people to Leo, and he was nominated
for and received the Golden Apple Award for teaching.
Besides classroom teaching, he spent many hours teaching
adult beekeeping classes. Keeping bees resulted in a love
of nature, as well as in the production of honey, mead
making, and candle making. He was especially proud of the
large beeswax Easter candles designed for churches in the
area. Leo developed woodworking skills with his family in
West Bend and used his abilities to design and build
furnishings and projects for his home, family, and others.
While living in West Bend, he helped develop an ice
skating program there; in Clear Lake he helped organize,
supervise, and maintain an outdoor skating rink for over
25 years.
Leo studied to become a Deacon in the Archdiocese of
Dubuque and was ordained to the Diaconate in March of
1982. His ministry included teaching and serving in
various capacities at St. Patrick's Parish in Clear Lake,
at Newman High School, and in the Diaconal Community.
Through his life, Leo has always enjoyed meeting people,
especially through the 70,000 miles of hitchhiking during
his college and Navy days, and more recently, from Newman
High School. On his way back from Newman, drivers were
given a small jar of honey as a "thank you." Leo was a
charter member of the Mens' Garden Club; he belonged to
the Iowa Honey Producers and was a member of several
professional-teaching groups.
Leo married Mary K. Staudt in November, 1959, at
Visitation Church in Stacyville. Their children and
spouses include: Anne (Mark Mascarenas) in Pueblo, Colo.,
Michael (Jennifer) in Duluth, Minn., John (Ann Shirley),
Duluth, Minn., David (Elizabeth Heilman) in East Lansing,
Mich., and Elizabeth (Daniel Stattelman-Scanlan) Madison,
Wis. Their grandchildren are Katie, Marty, and Nick
Mascarenas, Emma Stattelman, Alex Wang, Mary Rose,
Annaliese and Kathleen Stattelman, and Brigit, Annabel and
Leo Edward Stattelman-Scanlan. At the last family reunion
in Clear Lake in July, Leo baptized his new grandson, Leo,
who was born on Grandpa Leo's 79th birthday. As a Deacon,
Leo was able to baptize all his grandchildren.
Leo is survived by his wife, Mary; his children and
grandchildren; two brothers, Art and Edwin Stattelman of
West Bend; and a sister, Isabel Olsen of Wheaton, Ill.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Edward; a grandson,
Peter Joseph, and his parents.
Memorials may be given to a newly developed Leo W.
Stattelman Scholarship Fund for the Clear Lake and Newman
Schools, to the Mercy Oncology Unit, the Hospice
Organization, St. Patrick's Parish, Clear Lake, or a
charity of choice.
Leo's wit and sense of humor, his many interests and
talents will be missed.
The epitaph he chose comes from the Book of Psalms: Quid
retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit mihi! (What
shall I give back to the Lord for all the good he has done
for me!)
Gordon Elliot Sunner
Gordon Elliot Sunner,
74, of 810 N. 11th St., Clear Lake, Iowa died Wednesday,
Aug. 13, 2003 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City, Iowa. Memorial services were held Saturday,
Aug. 16, 2003 at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, Iowa
with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Inurnment was in the
Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Iowa. Military Honors
were by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Family suggest memorials to
Hospice of North Iowa or Mercy Cancer Center.
Gordon was born on March 23,1929, to Carl and Helen
(Harris) Sunner in Eagle Grove, Iowa. He was baptized and
reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation
at Samuel Lutheran Church in Eagle Grove. He was reared on
the family farm northeast of Eagle Grove and attended a
rural grade school for the first eight years of his
education. He graduated from Eagle Grove High School in
1947 and enlisted in the Army 11th Airborne for three
years. After 13 weeks of Infantry Basic Training at Fort
Knox, Ky., and eight weeks of Jump School at Fort Benning,
Ga. Gordon was assigned to 15 months duty in Camp
Crawford, Hokkaido, Japan to aid in the Japan occupation
after World War II.
After completing his military service, he enrolled in
Eagle Grove Junior College for two years. He was united in
marriage to Bonnie Godfrey, from Eagle Grove, on June 28,
1953. After their marriage he completed his education at
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, graduating with a degree in
English in 1956. Gordon and Bonnie then moved to Harlan,
Iowa, where he taught high school English for 10 years,
before moving to Clear Lake in 1967, for his final tenure
in education. He retired in 1992, after 35 years of high
school teaching. He enjoyed going back and spending time
at the family farm.
His hobbies included reading about and visiting U.S. Civil
War battlefield sites, working in the yard and observing
wildlife. He was a lover of nature, a big fan of the
Chicago Bears and a proud member of the Democratic Party.
Gordon is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of Clear Lake; his
two daughters, Becky Dunlap and her husband, Gerald, of
Greer, S.C. and Gail of Clear Lake; three brothers: his
twin brother, Dr. Gerald Sunner and his wife, Shirley,
Milford, Iowa; Dr. Kurt Sunner and his wife, Betty, Spirit
Lake, Iowa; Dr. Paul Sunner, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and one
sister, Helen Chapman, Las Vegas, Nev., in addition to
numerous nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Helen in
1974 and 1984, respectively; a brother, Harold, in 1975;
and a son, Bret, in 1984.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge
or arrangements.
Ila Wilson
Ila Wilson,
63, of 128 Mars Hill Drive, Clear Lake, died Friday, Aug.
15, 2003 at the Muse Norris Hospice Unit, Mason City.
Ila was born July 29, 1940, in Mason City, Iowa, the
daughter of Stanley and Florence (Pforr) Oredsen. Ila
graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1958, and then
attended Hamilton Business College in Mason City. Ila was
united in marriage to Gaylen Wilson on April 25, 1961, at
the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. Gaylen and Ila
lived in Clear Lake then moved to Swaledale in 1985 and
were the owner/operators of The Olde Pub until 1998 when
they moved back to Clear Lake. Ila worked at the Muskie
Lounge and the Clear Lake VFW until she was diagnosed with
cancer in 2000. Ila was known for her laugh and her smile.
Ila is survived by her husband Gaylen; three children,
Beth Dorenkamp and her husband, Gary, of Thornton, Iowa,
Wade Wilson and his wife, Kaye, of Clear Lake, Blaine
Wilson and his wife, Becky, of Swaledale, Iowa; one
sister, Mavis Whelan and her husband, Robert, of Clear
Lake; one brother, Steve Oredsen, of Mesa, Az.; seven
grandchildren, Stephanie and Adam Dorenkamp; Cody,
Samantha, and Cooper Wilson; Amanda Obregon and her
husband, Dave; and Andrea Wilson; and one
great-grandchild, Jaylah Obregon.
Ila was preceded in death by her parents.
Jack Russell Jensen
Jack Russell Jensen
passed from this earthly life to his heavenly home on
Friday morning, Aug. 15, 2003 at Thorne Crest South,
Albert Lea, Minn. Funeral services for Jack, of Albert
Lea, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 at
the First Baptist Church of Clarks Grove, Minn. The Rev.
Alvin Cooper will officiate. Interment will be in the
Clarks Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m.,
Friday, Aug. 22, 2003 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home
and one hour prior to the service at the church on
Saturday.
Jack Russell Jensen was born on Sept. 14, 1916 to Elsie
and Martin Jensen, near Harlan, Iowa. He joined his
sister, Adeline, and later a sister, Jean, was born to the
family. Around 1920 they moved to a farm near Lorimer,
Iowa for three years and then to Fiscus where Jack grew
up. In 1934 Jack graduated from Harlan High School where
he was active in music and sports. During the summers of
his high school years and just after, he was a drummer for
the Farmers Union Band in Nebraska. While in high school
Jack earned his spending money by trapping gophers and
selling their feet, and by dressing pigeons to sell. He
was always thinking of a way to earn money and of
something funny he could do. He was a businessman at heart
from an early age.
While living and farming at Fiscus, Jack met his wife,
Virginia. They were married March 12, 1935. To this union
six children were born who survive him today. Jack and
Virginia farmed first near Fiscus, Iowa. In 1942 they
moved their family to a farm near Elk Korn, Iowa, where
they lived until 1945 when they moved to a farm near
Albert Lea. It was during the 21 years there that they
raised their family. In 1966 Jack and Virginia left the
farm to work at Blaisdell Baptist Retirement Home in
Minneapolis, Minn. Later they worked at Crest Home in
Albert Lea and then Thorne Crest Retirement Home. They
retired in 1978 to their lake cottage in Waterville, Minn.
for the summers, and spent the winters in North Fort
Meyers, Fla. for 16 years. In 1990 the couple moved to
Clear Lake, where they lived for ten years before moving
into Thorne Crest Retirement Home in the fall of 1999.
Jack was a farmer and businessman from childhood until
retiring from farming in 1966. He loved to spend his
retirement days fishing. He taught his grandchildren as
well as a few nieces and nephews how to fish, plus how to
clean and filet them. He was an avid reader until he lost
his eyesight. Sports were a big part of his life. During
retirement he played in the Waseca Harmonica Band as well
as with the Retired Musicians in Florida. Music played a
large role in his life. He played the violin in high
school, was drummer, as well as a harmonica player.
Jack was very proud of his children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Left to cherish
his memory are his children, Richard and his wife, June
Jensen, Julie and her husband, Ronald Tocci, Bill and his
wife, Colleen Jensen, David and his wife, Helen Jensen,
Carolyn Ahrens, and Jonathan Jensen; grandchildren, Jon
and his wife, Joanne Jensen, Karen and her husband, Terry
Graybill, Lisa and her husband, Eddie Corbin, Deb and her
husband, Scott Coombe, Cindy and her husband, Bruce Ramn,
LuChia Tocci, Ronnie and his wife, Sarah Tocci, Shelly
Jensen-Kowski and her husband, Mike, Linda Jensen, Tim and
his wife, Theresa Jensen, Marcia Jensen, Mike and his
wife, Lisa Ahrens, Mark and his wife, Teresa Ahrens, Matt
Ahrens, Christopher and his wife, Charlene Jensen, Brian
and his wife, Valerie Jensen, and Anthony and his wife,
Lorri Jensen; great-grandchildren Emma Tocci, Nick Corbin,
Josh and Shauna Graybill, Will and James Jensen-Kowski,
Jill and Jennifer Jensen, Adam, Alyssa, Jonah, Elijah,
Jessica, and Abigail Ahrens, and Jeffrey, Jeremy, and
Kaitlyn Jensen. Jack is also survived by his sisters,
Adeline Green and Jean and her husband, Maurice, Group,
many nieces and nephews, and his care-giver Diane Lowell
and her husband, Elmer.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents; his wife
Virginia; a grandson, Todd Jensen; son-in-law, Jim Ahrens
and a great-granddaughter, Missy Corbin.
The last piece of advice he gave is to grieve till the
shock is past and then be glad for him that he's home in
heaven with his Lord and loved ones. All pain is past. "To
those I love and those who love me: Be happy that we had
so many wonderful years. I thank you for the love we've
shared but now its time to travel on alone. One day we'll
meet on heaven's shore and I'll greet and welcome you with
a smile welcome home."
Alice Delana Speakar
Alice Delana
Speakar, 90, 302
2nd NE, Mason City, Iowa, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003, at
the Good Shepherd Care Center. A funeral service will be
held Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, 1:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran
Church, 112 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with the Rev. Derik
Yarian officiating. Interment will be held at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Mason City. Memorials may be given to the
Alice Speakar Memorial Fund.
Alice was born March 4, 1913 in Waverly, Iowa, the
daughter of Charles L. and Etta Mae (Jordon) Whitney. She
graduated from Mason City High School. Alice married
Alexander Speakar July 24, 1932 at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, Mason City. She worked at Decker's Packing Plant.
They moved to Clear Lake where they owned and operated
Oakwood Grocery Store until 1961. She also worked at
Halford's Café and later operated the Lake Café. She
worked at Jensen's Grocery and Easter's Grocery Stores.
Alice and Alex enjoyed spending their winters in
Harlingen, Texas with relatives and friends. They also
enjoyed dancing at the Surf in their younger years. Her
hobbies were crocheting and gardening. She enjoyed the
humor of Red Skelton and Johnny Carson. First in her life
she was a Christian and a member of Zion Lutheran Church,
Clear Lake.
Alice is survived by four children, Joan Bales and her
husband, Ken, Mason City, Sonia Molencamp and her husband,
Larry, Muscatine, Iowa, Robert Speakar and his wife,
Aletha, Clear Lake, and Kathleen Thomsen and her husband,
Eric, Muscatine, Iowa; eight grandchildren and sixteen
great-grandchildren.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,
Alexander, on May 29, 1997; two brothers, Marion and
Russell Whitney; one sister, Vivan Loeckle; and one
grandson, Brad Bales.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapels, Clear Lake, was in charge
or arrangements.
Harold "Skip" George
Ames
Harold "Skip" George Ames,
69, 414 E. Lake St., Apt #2, Ventura, Iowa, died Thursday,
Aug. 21, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center East Campus, Mason
City, Iowa. A memorial service was held Saturday, Aug. 23,
at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Chaplain
Rosie Schlueter officiating. Military Honors were provided
by Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Memorials may
be given to Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City,
Opportunity Village, Hospice of North Iowa, or your
favorite charity is his name.
Harold "Skip" was born March 16, 1934, in Austin, Minn.,
the son of Harold S. and Ruth (Jorgenson) Ames. He
graduated from Austin High School. He enlisted in the Air
Force in November 1952 in Austin and served in the Korean
War. Right out of the service he worked for
Gamble-Robinson Wholesale Fruit and Vegetables as a
salesman. He opened Skip and Dave's Skelly in Austin. Skip
married Bonita A. Plantz on Aug. 9, 1958 in Brownsdale,
Minn. They moved to Mason City where he sold Bowes
Sealfast products, then operated Skip's Shell Service
Station, Mason City, for 16 years. He then worked for DFS
in Charles City, Iowa, until retirement in 1996. He was on
the Board of Directors for the Mason City chapter of
NAMIAMI.
Skip was a worker and volunteer helping with the Clear
Lake Chamber Trolley, Clear Lake School Bus, St. Patrick's
Catholic Church Bus and Boehnke Escort Service. He was a
member of the River City Rugby Club. He was also a member
of the Mason City V.F.W., National Rifle Association, the
American Fishing Club and St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
He followed the modified stock car racing circuit in North
Iowa area in the 60's.
Skip loved joking with his granddaughters and would never
quit teasing. He was always there to help his family and
friends. Skip enjoyed all the people at Opportunity
Village and Andrews Concrete when driving escort for them.
Skip and his wife enjoyed delivering the St. Patrick's
auction pamphlets to the surrounding Clear Lake towns.
Harold "Skip" is survived by his wife of 45 years, Bonita
(Bonnie) Ames, Ventura; three children, Ann M. Papouchis
and her husband, Bill, Mason City, Dan G. Ames, Mason
City, and Dr. Janel Zuranski, DVM and her husband, Bob,
Aurora, Ill.; grandchildren Alexis, Samantha and Melissa
Papouchis and Rachel and Mike Zuranski; two brothers,
Robert A. Ames, N. Hollywood, Calif. and Jerry D. Ames and
his wife, Vicki, Austin, Minn.; his dog and very special
friend, Piksy.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents and one
granddaughter, Laura Papouchis in 1997.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge
of arrangements.
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