65122_Donald Fred “ Don”_Tice
Clear Lake — Donald “Don” Fred Tice, 91, 821 Sixth Ave S., Clear Lake, Iowa, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at Cedar Health in Charles City, Iowa.
A funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18, at Zion Lutheran Church, 114 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. preceding the service at the church. Interment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Donald F. Tice Memorial Fund.
Don was born November 3, 1921, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Charles and Mollie (Schwartz) Tice. He grew up in the Clear Lake and Ventura area, graduating from Ventura High School in 1939. He worked at a bomber plant in Omaha during World War II where he met his wife. He married Ruth Heppler January 1, 1945, at Omaha, Neb. He also drove a taxi in Omaha. They moved back to Clear Lake in late 1947 where he worked for the Clear Lake Bakery in pastries and later as their mechanic for many years. He then went to work for Jim Hanson Ford as a mechanic. He taught his family good strong work ethics and family values. He never learned the word “no.”
Don loved woodworking, making things for the family. He was always there to help with family projects. He was a jack-of- all-trades. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Don is survived by his wife Ruth Tice, Charles City, Iowa; four children Lee (Judy) Tice, Bartlett, Ill., Dave (Nadine) Tice, Charles City, Linda (Jerry) Umbaugh, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Sally (Roger) Hoy, Pine City, Minn., seventeen grandchildren, twenty nine great grandchildren, six great-great- grandchildren, son-in-law Paul Hernes, Russellville, Ark., and brother Harvey Tice, Birmingham, Ala.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and sisters and daughter Kathryn Hernes.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, IA 50428, 641-357-2193, ColonialChapels.com.