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Ralph Leonard Secory, 79, Clear Lake, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
Memorial services with military honors by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Clear Lake were held Saturday, April 22, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Pastor Ed Bard, Chaplin of Hospice of North Iowa officiating. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date.
The family of Ralph Leonard Secory has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City in his memory.
Ralph Leonard Secory was born on March 8, 1927, in Clear Lake, the son of Ed L. and Essie (Kimball) Secory. He attended and received his education in the Clear Lake School, graduating from Clear Lake High School. He was inducted into the U.S. Navy on Feb. 23, 1945, and served overseas during World War II until his honorable discharge on July 16, 1946. After his honorable discharge he returned to Clear Lake, and went into the plumbing business with his father.
Ralph's passion in life was gardening and his faithful companion dog, Keisha, but his greatest love and enjoyment was his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 39 years, Karen of Clear Lake; his children, Don (Judy) Secory of Gilbert, Az., Mike (Bonnie) Secory of Clear Lake, Linda (Denny) Graff of Mason City, Cinda (Greg) Michel of Pittsburgh, Penn., Pam Marsh of Clear Lake, Tom (Ronda) Secory of Mesa, Az., and Danniele (Dwayne) Oppman of Clear Lake; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Don (Marge) Secory of Hemet, Calif., and Larry (Betty) Secory of Clear Lake, as well as other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Steven, and a grandson, Michael.
Beloved Casey Lee Petersen, baby of Brice and Dena (Domino) Petersen of Clear Lake, died Friday, April 21, 2006, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 122 East, Mason City, Iowa with Msgr. John Hemann of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake officiating.
Survivors include parents, Brice and Dena Petersen of Clear Lake; siblings, Jacob, Noah, and Sarah Petersen; maternal grandparents, Judith and Paul Domino of Franklin, N.J.; paternal grandparents, Kathy and Scott Lyon of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Bruce Petersen of Cedar Falls; maternal great-grandmother, Matilda Tuzzolino of Passaic, N.J. and paternal great-grandparents, Harvey and Betty O'Brien of Waterloo, Iowa.
Maternal great-grandfathers Frank Domino and Charles Tuzzolino, Irene and Edmund Krzyzanowski, and paternal great-grandparents Richard and Alice Petersen preceded baby Petersen in death.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Christina Olsen
Christina L. Olsen, age 88, most recently a resident of the Belmond Health Care Center, a long time resident of Klemme, Iowa, died, Thursday, April 27, 2006 at the Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 1, at the Klemme United Methodist Church. The Rev. Paddy Druhl officiated. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
Christina Louise Schwartz, the daughter of Pearl and Celia (Bergman) Schwartz, was born Jan. 4, 1918 on her parent's farm in Titonka, Iowa. She attended school in Wesley, Iowa, until moving to Klemme in 1929 with her family.
Christina was united in marriage to Melvin Olson on Feb. 27, 1937. To this union were born two sons, Merlyn and Roger. She later married
Arlin Olsen on July 6, 1946 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. This union was blessed with two sons, Harland and Randy, and a daughter, Corrine (Susie).
Following their marriage they resided in the Clear Lake/Ventura area before moving back to Klemme.
Throughout her entire life Christina was a homemaker and devoted wife, life partner, and business partner with her husband, Arlin. She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother who loved anything that meant she would be able to spend time in the company of her family.
Christina was employed in a variety of different occupations. She worked as a housekeeper for many area families and had worked in numerous restaurants including Gerardi's Cafe, Duke's Cafe, the Soft Spot (ice cream shop) and the Slippery Elm Golf Course, all in Klemme. She drove school bus for many years beginning in 1973, and helped Arlin drive truck, and assisted with the shelling and transporting of corn with her husband, all the while raising five children. Many will remember her excellent seamstress skills.
In addition to her many hobbies and interests, Christina had been very active in the United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Miriam Circle for over 50 years and the UMW. She belonged to the Klemme American Legion Auxiliary Unit # 625 for 40 years. Christina had been a resident of the care center since March of 2005.
Those left to cherish the legacy of her life include her sons, Merlyn and wife, Audrey, Santa Maria, Calif., Harland and wife, Janet, Mason City, Iowa, and Randy and wife, Monica, Garner, Iowa; her daughter, Corrine (Susie) Olsen, Klemme; daughter-in-law, Linda Olson, Ventura; sister, Caroline Kluckhohn and husband, Kenneth, Klemme; a sister-in-law, Jean Schwartz, Belmond; nine grandchildren, Doni and husband, Bill Schaefer, Denette Olson, DeAnne and husband, Mike Luis, Dan and wife, Eenja Olson, Greg and wife, Kim Olson, Ryan and wife, Tina Olsen, Shannon and husband, Gary Graves, Jim Olsen, and Jenn Olsen; 16 great-grandchildren, Will, Sarah and Evan Schaefer, Lane, Levi, and Aubrey Luis, Jacob, Daniel, and Nicole Olson, Zachary and Caitlin Olson, Riley and Wyatt Olsen, Alex, Bailey, and Maria Graves.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pearl and Celia Schwartz; husband, Arlin on Aug. 26, 2005; son, Roger Olson on March 4, 1997; two brothers, Herbert and Harold Schwartz and an infant sister.
Patrick Scherber
Patrick (Pat) Scherber, age 57, of 3512 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa following a valiant effort to manage the cancer that had been recently diagnosed. A celebration of his life was held Friday, April 28, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake with Lay Assistant Richard L. Scott officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Patrick J. Scherber Memorial Fund.
Patrick was born July 7, 1948 in Minneapolis, Minn. to Marvin and Sarah (Gutzwiller) Scherber. He was baptized on July 18, 1948 at St. Martin's in Rogers, Minn., and received his First Holy Communion on Oct. 25, 1954 at St. Henry's in Monticello, Minn. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1966 and Bemidji State College with a degree in education in 1970. He worked in a number of school districts in Minnesota including St. Cloud, St. Peter, Cold Spring, Garden City, Thief River Falls, Windom and Pipestone as a general or special education teacher and later as a special education consultant while continuing to pursue his master's degree in special education, and later a second degree from Winona State University.
In 1978 he moved to Iowa and began working as a special education consultant for Northern Trails AEA 2 and later AEA 267. He worked in many districts across north Iowa, touching the lives of numerous students and their families. He retired in June of 2005 due to health reasons.
In November 1983, Pat received a kidney from his brother, Mike, and it was a great blessing as the kidney worked well up to his final days.
On June 21, 1986, Pat married
Connie Jeane Schmidt in Klemme, Iowa. They made their home in Clear Lake, where Pat also owned and managed several apartments. Connie and Pat were the parents of twin daughters, Annette and Kimberly, born Dec. 3, 1991. They were the joy of his life and he enjoyed talking to them about life lessons, memories and cars. Pat also purchased, refurbished and sold late model cars with the help of his brother. He enjoyed discussing car "ailments" with friends and family and keeping up with the latest models and designs.
He is survived by his wife, Connie Scherber; his twin daughters, Ann and Kim; a brother, Mike Scherber of Monticello, sister-in-law, Nancy Scherber of Monticello; aunts, Meralda Branden and Toots Hickler of Monticello, Sally Ronning of Buffalo, Minn., and Florence Gutzwiller of St. Michael, Minn.; parents-in-law, Luverne and Mary Ann Schmidt of Klemme, brothers-in-law, Lonnie (Chris) Schmidt of Goodell, Iowa, Jamie (Beth) Schmidt of Garner, Iowa and Steve (Chris) Schmidt of Dallas Center, Iowa; nieces and nephews, Karri, Kasey, and Kelsie Scherber, Leah (Mark) Reinert, Adam, Stephanie, Brittney, Brianna, Kari, and Jackie Schmidt.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Sarah Scherber.
Dallas Johnson
Dallas Wayne Johnson, 85, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa.
Wayne was born on Sept. 18, 1920, in Eddyville, Iowa, the son of Charles William and Maude (Dotts) Johnson. He graduated from Eddyville High School in 1938 and worked at the telephone company prior to entering the service.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps (Air Force) and served his country during World War II in the European Theater flying over 60 combat missions from air bases in England, France and Italy. Upon returning to the States he married
Esther Van Loon of Oskaloosa, Iowa on Jan. 12, 1946.
Wayne began his career as a gasoline transport driver and terminal manager for Skelly Oil Company in 1946 in Clear Lake. He was proud to say he drove over one million miles without an accident. He retired from Skelly in 1981 after 35 years of dedicated service.
Wayne maintained a lifelong interest in airplanes and flying, and devoted much of his time following retirement to tracking the stock market and monitoring his investments. He received much pleasure in watching and sharing in the lives of his two grandchildren.
Wayne is survived by his wife of 60 years, Esther Eileen (Van Loon) Johnson; two children, Eileen Sue Johnson of St. Paul, Minn. and Steven Wayne Johnson and wife, Marilyn (Van Duzer) Johnson of Clear Lake; two grandchildren, Abbie Leigh Smith and husband, Jason Smith, of Mesa, Az. and Gregory Lee Johnson and fiancée, Anne Johnson, of West Des Moines, Iowa; a cousin, Stanley Steel, Ottumwa; the Maloy family of Eddyville, Iowa; Lois (Dotts) Gorman and family, Altoona, Iowa; and Bruce Dotts of Des Moines, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A family memorial service was held at Hospice Mercy Center in Mason City. The family requests any memorials be directed to Hospice of North Iowa. Wayne will be buried in the family plot at Highland Cemetery in Eddyville, Iowa at a later date.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of the arrangements.
James McClary
James Edward McClary, 46, of Sioux City, Iowa, died Sunday, April 23, 2006 at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 27, at Morningside Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
James was born Jan. 23, 1960 in Sioux City, the son of Robert and Frances (Martineck) McClary. He grew up in Sioux City and Attended Sioux City schools, graduating from West High School, where he served as class president, in 1978. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1982 with a degree in communications and received a Masters Degree in counseling from Wayne State College. He married
Cynthia A. Miller on Sept. 7, 1990 in Mason City, Iowa.
Jim was the past director of the Sylvan Learning Center in Sioux City and was previously employed at WIT in student affairs.
Jim enjoyed all sports and was an avid baseball fan, especially of the Minnesota Twins. When attending games, he loved to eat hot dogs and ballpark food. He enjoyed collecting all types of baseball memorabilia. He was also a Hawkeyes fan.
Jim had a love of life and never met a stranger. He had a contagious laugh and loved to be around family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Cindy, of Sioux City; his father, Robert McClary of Sioux City; seven brothers and sisters, Ginger Martin and her husband, Howard, of Anthon, Iowa, Pamela Sawyer and her husband, Larry, of Sioux City, Chuck McClary and his wife, Melinda, of Sioux City, Robert McClary and his wife, Cathy, of Sioux City, Teresa Bell and her husband, John, of Houston, Texas, Candace Sweeney and her husband, Kevin, of Columbus, Ohio, and Scott McClary of Sioux City; his mother and father-in-law, Shirley and Tom Miller, of Clear Lake; brothers and sisters-in-law, Mark and Cathy Miller, Ames, Iowa and Beth and Scott Christensen, Rockford, Ill.; many nieces and nephews; aunts; uncles; cousins and a cat, Emma.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Frances.
Memorials may be made in his named to Hospice of Siouxland or the June E. Nylen Cancer Center.
Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes, Sioux City, was in charge of arrangements.
Dale Butts
Dale Arthur Butts, 82, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, May 07, 2006, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, May 12, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake officiating. There will be military honors at the funeral home on Friday by the Clear Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time on Friday at the chapel.
Dale Arthur Butts was born on Jan. 5, 1924, in DeKalb, Ill., the son of Arthur Guy and Edna Lillian (Shaffer) Butts. He attended Clear Lake Community School, graduating from Clear Lake High School in 1942. Dale was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1943, and served overseas in Italy during World War II. After his honorable discharge Dale returned to the Clear Lake area and was united in marriage to Ruth Quinlan on Feb. 2, 1948, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City. She preceded him in death. Dale worked as a well driller for several years until his health prevented him from continuing this type of work. Dale also worked for the Stewart Realty and Lake Realty in Clear Lake. In 1969, Dale began working for various pump manufacturers in the San Francisco, Calif. area until his retirement in 1986. He was united in marriage to Mary Olson on Aug. 4, 1988, in Mason City.
Dale enjoyed watching western movies, yard work, and helping his neighbors. He was also a history buff.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary Butts of Clear Lake; children, Timothy D. Butts, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Sue Harp of Tacoma, Wash., Jane Baker and her husband, Gilbert, of Hollister, Calif., and Steven Cash and his wife, Echo, of Kansas City, Mo., 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a special friend and companion, his dog Taz; as well as other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Thomas Arthur Butts; wife, Ruth Butts, and a sister, Arvetta Peterson.
Garnette Hockaday
Garnette S. Hockaday, 95, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away May 1, 2006 at The Maples at Har-Ber Meadows.
Garnette was born Aug. 15, 1910 in Sac City, Iowa to Colonel and Orpha Volkerts.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, William R. McBee and her second husband, M.J. "Charlie" Hockaday.
Survivors include her sons, William A. McBee and his wife, Dr. Sara McBee and Thomas L. McBee, both of Fayetteville; four grandchildren, Mike and his wife, Tiffany, of Rogers, Steven and wife, Natalie, Fayetteville, Peter and wife, Lori, of Johnson, Shannon and her husband, Danie Ratcliff, Sante Fe, New Mexico; five great-grandchildren, Preston, Parker, Katie, Beck and Gavin.
Cremation arrangements are by Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory of Fayetteville.
Brad Suby
Bradley "Brad" Jon Suby, 49, of 3515 Eagle Ave, Fertile, Iowa, died Wednesday May 3, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. Memorial services were held Saturday, May 6, at the Fertile Lutheran Church with Lay Pastor Dave Halverson officiating.
Inurnment was in Brush Point Cemetery, rural Fertile.
The family suggests memorials to the Brad J. Suby Memorial Fund.
Brad was born March 27, 1957, in Mason City, the son of Robert & Betty (Johnson) Suby. He was a graduate of Forest City High School in 1975. Brad married
Nancy Halsne Aug. 20, 1977 at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. Brad has been employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation at Hanlontown, Iowa for the past 16 years. He enjoyed fishing and golfing but especially spending time with his family and grandchildren; two dogs, Tipper Jon and Sam and grand-dogs, Cally Jo and Gizmo.
Brad was a member of the Fertile Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Suby; two daughters, Stacy (Brian) Walker and Emily Suby; mother, Betty Suby, all of Fertile; two grandchildren, Alyson and Jenna Walker; a brother, Steve (Joyce) Suby of Marion, Iowa; three sisters, Sheila (Mark) Enderson of Lake Mills, Iowa; Brenda (Bob) Jones, Fertile, Lisa (Mike) Lacey of Clear Lake; mother-in-law, Adoline Halsne, of Clear Lake; two brothers-in-law, Alan (Helen) Halsne of Laurel, Mont. and Mark Halsne of Lodi, Calif.; several nieces and nephews.
Preceding Brad in death were his father, Robert Suby; father-in-law, Magnus Halsne; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Prestholt and brother-in-law, Hugh Prestholt.
Roland Bohlen
Roland F. "Satch" Bohlen, 76, of 807 W 10th Ave N. Clear Lake, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa. Graveside service was held Monday, May 8, at the Alexander Cemetery, Alexander, Iowa. with the Rev. Mark Young officiating.
Roland was born Nov. 18, 1929 at Alexander to Frank and Ella (Beenan) Bohlen.
Roland graduated from Alexander High School in 1947 and then attended business school. He worked as an insurance adjuster throughout Iowa and transferred to Clear Lake in 1976. After retiring he worked for the Globe Gazette for 15 years.
Roland enjoyed woodworking, photography, traveling, playing cards, hunting and going down to Andy's for coffee.
Roland is survived by his wife, Judy Bohlen; a daughter, Lori Starr and her husband, Tim; two grandchildren, Jeff and Julie Starr, all of Clear Lake; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Delores Lavender.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
