PATRICIA A. CAIN 
 
Patricia Ann (Kudje) Cain, age 83, of Harrison, Ark., formerly of Klemme, Iowa, died, Jan. 3, 2013, at Harrison, where she had lived since 1988.  

A graveside service was held Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.  Patricia was the daughter of Arthur and Maybelle (Johnson) Kudje. She attended Klemme Schools and graduated from Klemme High School.  

She later met the love of her life and future husband, Kenneth Cain, of Clear Lake, while on an outing at the Surf Ballroom.  The couple eloped in April of 1949.  

Following their union they moved to Colorado, where Pat was employed with Colorado State Bank as an operations officer for 32 years until retirement in Englewood, Colo., where she lived for 40 years before moving to Harrison, Ark.

Survivors include her daughter, Karrie (Marcus) Limperis, Mt. Judea, Ark.; granddaughter,  Nicole (T.J.) Clark; great-grandchildren, Kolby and  Chase Clark, and Roland Limperis; step-great grandchild, Lydea Clark; her sisters, Jacqueline Hiete and Virginia Bakersville.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth; grandson, Daniel Limperis; and great-grandson, Corbin Clark.

BETTY JOHNSON
April 5, 1925 - June 24, 2013

Betty Cathryn Johnson, 88 of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Clear Lake, IA passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013. Per her wishes, a graveside service will be held at Noon on Monday, July 8 in the Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada IA with Pastor Tom Poppe officiating.

Betty was born on April 5, 1925 in Ames to Linville and Mable (Told) White. Growing up in Nevada, she sang and danced at various events in the area. Betty was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church and belonged to the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1943 and attended Iowa State University where she was a Home Economics major. Betty also taught dance and was a member of the Chicago National Association of Dancing Masters. She also helped out at the family business, White Jewelry Store. On April 27, 1947, Betty married Wendell Johnson in Nevada IA. In 1950 they moved to Clear Lake where they owned and operated Patterson Jewelry. While in Clear Lake, they were members of the First Congregational Church. In 1984, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to be near her children. In the late 80's, Betty worked part-time at a store called West of Dallas. She loved doing crafts, reading, going to Antique and thrift shops. An avid quilter, Betty belonged to the Desert Quilters of Nevada, quilt circles Scarlet Bonnets (where she was called "Queen Mum"), Bluebirds and every other Monday Night Quilters. Along with her daughters she was a member of the Stephens College Alumnae Club of Southern Nevada. Other organizations and clubs she belonged to were the Order of Eastern Star, Beta Sigma Phi Society, T.T.T. and Progress Club.

Betty is survived by her children Martha Gennarelli, Wendell Johnson, Mary (Ken) Coxson-Jones; three grandchildren Carissa Coxson, Chandler Coxson, and Camden Coxson; a great grandson Grayson Coxson, all of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister Sandra (Bob) Leeper of Nevada, IA; brother Jim (MaryAnn) White of Tucson, AZ; sister-in-law Lavon Tjelmeland of McCallsburg; and many nieces and nephews along with their families.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband Wendell, in-laws Kenneth and Beulah Johnson, and son-in-law Tony Gennarelli.

Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada Iowa has been entrusted with the care of Betty and her family.

JANICE SNYDER
June 14, 1935 - July 4, 2013

Janice "Jeannie" Snyder, 78, of Clear Lake, IA, formerly of Des Moines, IA, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa in Mason City, IA. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Central Presbyterian Church, 3829 Grand Avenue (at 39th Street), Des Moines, with the Rev. Dr. James L. Wallace officiating. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to HCI Care Services (formerly known as Hospice of Central Iowa), 2910 Westown Parkway, Ste. 200, West Des Moines, IA 50266-1332.

Janice Mary Onthank was born June 14, 1935, in Des Moines, the daughter of George W. and Dorothy F. (Smith) Onthank. Jeannie graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines and continued her education at Drake University. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and graduated in 1957 with her B.A. degree in education. She taught 3rd grade at Wallace Elementary School in Des Moines for a short time.

On April 15, 1960, Jeannie married Robert Snyder at Central Presbyterian Church.

The couple spent summers at their lake home in Clear Lake, and in 2012, moved there permanently. Clear Lake had been part of her life since age 7. She was an avid sailor and enjoyed all lake activities with her many dear friends. She loved playing bridge and also enjoyed golf, music and theatre. Over the years, aside from being a homemaker, Jeannie was heavily involved with Hospice of Central Iowa, her true passion. Her many roles included volunteer, secretary, enthusiastic fundraiser, foundation board member, and president of the operating board.

Jeannie is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert Snyder, her three sons: Steven Snyder and wife Louise Cragg of Mason City; Reed Snyder and fiancée Jennifer Montilino of Minneapolis, MN; and Andrew Snyder and partner Jeff Staebell of Des Moines. She was a loving grandmother to her four grandchildren: William Snyder, Daniel Snyder, Kate Snyder and Gabrielle Snyder. She is also survived by her sister Dorie Fisher and husband David of West Des Moines, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Jeannie was a great friend. All who knew her were enriched by her caring and generous spirit. A beautiful light has gone out - its warm glow will remain in the hearts of many forever.

BEVERLY ANDERSON
July 24, 1932 - July 5, 2013

Beverly J. Anderson, 80, of Ventura passed away (Friday) July 5, 2013 at the Oakwood Care Center.

A funeral service will be held (Monday) July 8, 2013 at 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church, 10 N Weimer St, Ventura, IA, with Pastor Rhoda Preston officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 -7 pm, (Sunday) July 7, 2013 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th St, Clear Lake, IA.

Burial will be held following the service at Memorial Park Cemetery, 11495 265th St., Hwy 122 W, Mason City, IA.

Beverly J. Anderson was born July 24, 1932, in Garner, the daughter of Birch and Barbara Robison. She graduated from Garner High School, and later worked at a nursing home, drug store, and grocery store. She was united in marriage to Calvin T. Anderson on December 12, 1950 at the Garner Methodist Church; to this union six children were born.

Beverly was active with her church circle, an auxillary member of the American Legion #256 in Garner, IA, enjoyed spending time with family, and baking. She also enjoyed listening to Twins baseball, and Hawkeye basketball on the radio, as well as attending her grandchildren’s activities.

Beverly is survived by her children, Michael (Mary) Anderson, Clear Lake, IA, Janet (Rod) Reinholdt, LeClaire, IA, Terry (Esther) Anderson, Ventura, IA, Karen (Randy) Frisch, New Hampton, IA, Cindy (Mark) Meier, Glenville, MN; grandchildren, Tera (Marc) Kappmeyer, April (Tim) Lane, Mitchell (Taryn) Meier, Shelbey (Brett) Peterson, Dan Reinholdt, Kelli Meier, Mike Reinholdt, Ashley (Rob) Magner, and Emily (Mark) Eilertson, great-grandchildren, Alexis Wilkinson, Ava Kappmeyer, Jaxson Anderson, Isabella Kappmeyer, Makenna Meier, Mason Lane, Kensie Kappmeyer, and Ainsley Meier, sisters Nellie Bird, Garner, IA, Bonnie Boeshart, Garner, IA, and brother, Birch (Ruth) Robison, Hilo, HI.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Anderson, infant son Gary, parents Birch and Barbara Robison, sisters, Geneva Hanson, Vivian Oppedahl, and Edna McCaulley.

Special thanks to the staff at Oakwood Care Center for the excellent care given.

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EARL KOTZ
April 6, 1918 - July 5, 2013

Earl L. Kotz, 95, of Clear Lake died Friday, July 5, 2013 at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.

Per Earl’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held 2:00pm, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th Street, Clear Lake with the Reverend Dean Hess officiating. Inurnment will follow the service in the Clear Lake Cemetery where full military honors will be provided by the Clear Lake VFW Post 4868.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the memorial service at the church on Tuesday.

Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 5018 Hagerstown, MD 21741 or to the Clear Lake Yacht Club Sailing School, PO Box 29, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.

Earl L. Kotz, son of Louis and Tilda Ashland Kotz was born April 6, 1918 in Clear Lake, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church and attended school in Clear Lake. Earl was drafted into the United States Army in September of 1943. Shortly thereafter, he was united in marriage to Dolores Meyer on June 3, 1944 in Texas. Earl served in World War II before being honorably discharged in March of 1946.

Earl and Dolores made their home in Mason City for many years before moving to Clear Lake in 1995. He owned and operated the Mason City Hatchery, raising chickens and turkeys along with being involved in daily farm operations raising grain, cattle, and hogs. Earl was a dedicated agriculturalist and never officially retired, as he helped his boys with farming.

Earl was an avid outdoorsman. He took many fishing trips to Canada and Iowa trout fishing. He loved hunting; one unforgettable hunt was his five roosters with five shots with his son and brother-in law. Earl pioneered water skiing kite flying in the Clear Lake area. Golfing, snowskiing, and taking his Cris-Craft out on the water were also favorite past-times. Earl also enjoyed world travel seeing many different countries over the years.

He was involved with Clear Lake Yacht Club for several years serving as a judge and was a member of the Mason City Country Club. Earl was very active in the churches, serving on the Trinity Lutheran Church Board of Trustees in Mason City in past years and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.

He is survived by his wife of 69 wonderful years, Dolores Kotz, Clear Lake; three children, Dennis (Tanya) Kotz and Randy (Dianne) Kotz, both of Clear Lake and Krismar Kotz, Mason City; three grandchildren, Ashley (Jason) Stokke, Clear Lake, Nathan Kotz, Minneapolis, MN, and Colette Kotz, Clear Lake; one great-grandson, Ayden Stokke, Clear Lake; brother, Edward Kotz, Grinnell, IA; sister, Doris Creager, Florence, OR and his sister-in-law, Janice Waldron, Winter Park, CO along with many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two daughters in infancy, brothers, Stanley and Wilbur and his sister, Mabelle Roben.

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JOSEPHINE ELLEFSON
April 10, 1922 - July 16, 2013

Josephine “Pip” N. Ellefson, 91, of Clear Lake died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th Street, Clear Lake with Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.

A visitation will be held from 5pm to 7pm, Friday, July 19, 2013 at the funeral home.

Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Hospice of North Iowa.

Josephine N. Ellefson, daughter of Domenic and Spenalba Ciarma Nardicchio was born April 10, 1922 in Mason City, Iowa. She received her education at McKinley and Lincoln elementary before graduating from Mason City High School. She was united in marriage to Vernon V. Ellefson Sr. on October 21, 1942 in Clear Lake and to this union, four children were born: Vernon Jr., Lucinda, Errol, and Kathy.

The family resided in Clear Lake all of their life while Josephine worked at the Clear Lake Bakery in retail for over 25 years before retiring in 1982.

Pip’s baking was one of a kind. Some of her other passions includes crocheting, cooking, sewing, and crafts.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Clear Lake.

Pip’s family would like to extend their appreciation to the Staff of North Iowa Hospice for their wonderful care they provided Pip.

Pip is survived by her four children, Vernon (Sally) Ellefson Jr, Clear Lake, IA., Lucinda Sue (Dean) Wefel, Clarksville, IA, Errol (Kay) Ellefson, North Liberty, IA and Kathy Boeshart Treanor, Clear Lake, IA.; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lena Peyton, Belmond, IA, and Florence Dewey, Clear Lake, IA. along with many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by parents, husband, two grandchildren, Ryan and Jeff Boeshart; five great grandchildren; brother, Joe Nardicchio; and her two sisters, Pauline Nardicchio and Mary Lamb.

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KATHRYN ZIRBEL
November 15, 1918 - July 12, 2013

Kathryn “Kit” Zirbel, 94, of Clear Lake died Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Oakwood Care Center surrounded by her loving family.

A funeral service will be held 11:00am, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Clear Lake Christian Church, 302 HWY 18 West, Clear Lake with Pastor Scott Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Wednesday.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Clear Lake Christian Church.

Kathryn Zirbel, daughter of Chauncey and Alice Eyestone Merwin was born November 15, 1918 in Bryan, Texas. When Kit was a child, the family lived in Texas before moving to Des Moines in 1931. In 1933, the family moved to Clear Lake where she graduated from high school in 1937.
Kit was united in marriage to Stanley Zirbel in Clear Lake on July 13, 1943. Following their marriage, the family resided on a farm south of Fertile where they lived for over 60 years. She was a homemaker all of her life, took care of her children, helped Stan on the farm, delivered milk for the Fertile Coop and worked for the Iowa State D.H.I.A.

Kit loved to socialize with people and her family. She enjoyed listening to music and sewing.

She was a devoted member of the Clear Lake Christian Church for many years.

She will be missed by her daughters, Janice (Fred) Hare, Fertile, IA, Karen (Jim) Weld, Clarion, IA, Amy (Keith) Van Note, Minneapolis, MN, Jill Murray, Burnsville, MN, , and Eileen Zirbel, Rochester, MN; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Hill, Mason City, Sara Lyon, Memphis, TN, Carol Mae Wilson, Jackson, TN, Pauline “Honey” Merwin, Newburg, IN and her brothers, James Merwin, Clear Lake and Paul “Bud” Merwin, McKenzie, TN.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley; infant daughter, Ian Marie; granddaughter, Merry Weld Dick; son-in-law, John David Murray along with three brothers and five sisters.

Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th Street, Clear Lake, IA, 641-357-2193

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THOMAS TRELOAR
January 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013

Thomas J. “Tom” Treloar, 83, of rural Clear Lake, Iowa died Sunday night June 30, 2013 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit of North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.

According to his wishes he was cremated and a time of gathering and sharing of memories and celebrating his life will be from 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m. Saturday July 20, 2013 at the Ventura Community Center.

Tom was born January 28, 1930 on the family farm Rudd, Iowa the son of Elmer and Wilma (Kiley) Treloar. He moved with his family at the age of four to the family farm northwest of Clear Lake. He attended rural school and then attended and graduated from Ventura High School in 1948. He was proud to be a member of the first Ventura Football team in his junior year and senior year.

After high school he farmed until he was drafted into the Army in 1952. He served for two years was stationed in Germany until he was honorably discharge in 1954 and then came back to the family farm. He met his future wife Charlotte Fiero of Garner that spring and he quickly caught onto her nick-name “Pat”. They were married at the United Presbyterian Church in Garner, Iowa on Feb. 18, 1954. They became proud parents of five children.

Tom was former member of Ventura School Board; served on Clear Lake Township drainage ditch board for several years and was a member of First Congregational Church, Clear Lake and Clear Lake V.F.W.
Tom is survived by his wife of 58 years, Pat Treloar, Clear Lake, Iowa; his children, Sue Roenfanz, Beth (Boomer) Burley, Katie (Rich) Lightbody, Tim (Dawn) Treloar and Tony (Cam) Treloar; grandchildren Isaac Lightbody, Shane (Kelli) Roenfanz, Abby Roenfanz, Seth Lightbody, Kelly Lightbody, Trent Burley, Whitney Lightbody, Trell Burley, Sam Treloar, and Thomas Treloar and great-grandchildren Max and Grant Roenfanz; sister Betty Grell and several nieces and nephews.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents Elmer and Wilma; step mother Cleo; sister Norma Yuhouse and her husband Ray; brother-in-law Reuben Grell; his paternal and maternal grandparents, Thomas and Rose Treloar and Jerry and Nettie Kiley; also his in-laws Floyd and Helen (Johnston) Fiero and two sisters-in-laws and their husbands.

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REV. HARLAN STENBERG
April 22, 1922 - June 5, 2013

The Rev. Harlan A. Stenberg, 91, Clear Lake, Iowa, died Wednesday afternoon, June 5, 2013, at the IOOF Home, Mason City.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., Mason City, Iowa.

Officiating will be the Rev. Steve Hansen, Deacon Brent Hamilton of Grace, and the Rev. David Maxfield, nephew of Harlan.

A gathering for family and friends will be from 4 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.

Inurnment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 20.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Music Keyboard Fund at Grace United Methodist.

Condolences may be shared with the family at www.Fullertonfh.com.

Harlan Allan was born on April 22, 1922, at Radcliffe, Iowa, the son of Hedley Oscar and Esther Alvida (Johnson) Stenberg. He graduated from Radcliffe High School in 1940 and attended John Fletcher College until he was drafted in 1943. He served his country as a chaplain’s assistant with the rank of sergeant in the Army Air Corps and was honorably discharged in 1946 in Panama, Balboa Air Force Base. He then attended Luther College graduating with a B.A. degree in 1949. He attended Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville, Ill., graduating in 1953, while also serving a church in Wilton.

During his time at Luther College, Harlan enjoyed his first date with Jean roller skating and two years later on August 22, 1948, he was united in marriage to Miss Hills at the First Baptist Church in Cedar Falls.
Harlan went through several mergers in church conferences starting with the Evangelical, which merged with the United Brethren to become the Evangelical United Brethren, which later became the United Methodist Church.

For 44 years he and his wife Jean served in the Iowa United Methodist Conference serving in Cresco and Mt. Zion, Wilton, Ross, Van Horne/Blairstown, Mason City, Kanawha, and Lake Mills/Thompson. In 1988 he retired the first time, moving to Hazelton where he served as a retired pastor.

In 1991 he and Jean moved to Clear Lake, retiring for the second time. After a couple of years of retirement, Harlan accepted the invitation of the congregation of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Britt to serve as a supply pastor for two years.

He was a very principled man of honor and would stand his ground when he was right. One of his favorite things was visiting with people in his creative and compassionate manner, which are excellent attributes for a minister. He excelled at making people smile and making the Good News of God’s love and redemption understandable and approachable to all. He enjoyed traveling, bird watching, photography and fishing with his family. Harlan took great pleasure in driving and especially loved the challenge of maneuvering through a blizzard safely.

Harlan and Jean shared a passion for the theater and musical events. He learned to play the tuba and the double bell euphonium.

Harlan was a member of the VFW, Sons of Norway, the Danish Brotherhood, and played many years in the church softball leagues. He was a member of the ministerial associations in each community he served and later sold United Church Directories to many different churches.

Harlan is survived by his loving wife of 64 years Jean, two children Karen Stenberg, Mason City, Andrew and his wife Sue of Tulsa, Okla.; five grandchildren John, Lori, Joni (Brian), Phillip (Linzy), and Patti Stenberg, three great grandchildren, John, Sean, and Harlan, one niece, Sandy (Glenn) Johnson and one nephew, David Maxfield.

His parents, one grandson, Stephen, two sisters, Edith Jorgenson and Darlene Maxfield, and one niece, Sue Mehlish, preceded Harlan in death.

Fullerton Funeral Home,  Mason City, 641-423-8676, www.Fullertonfh.com.

Posted on 26 July 2013

KENNETH SMITH
April 18, 1928 - July 25, 2013

Kenneth Laverne Smith, 85, 10757 Cedar Ave, Clear Lake, IA, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Concord Care Center, Garner, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA with Rev. Rodney Meester of the First Reformed Church, Meservey, IA, officiating. Visitation will be one hour preceding the service. Memorials may be given to the Kenneth L. Smith Memorial Fund.

Kenneth was born April 18, 1928 on his grandparent’s home in Meservey, IA. He was the son of Clyde and Grace (Groen) Smith. He attended country school and then Ventura. He farmed all his life in the Clear Lake area. Ken married Grace Darlene Hansen September 25, 1955 at the First Baptist Church, Mason City, IA. They lived on the farm until September 2012. He loved playing cards, hunting, fishing trips to Canada and driving around in his pickup. Special to him was spending time with his family.

Kenneth is survived by his wife Grace Smith, Garner, IA; daughter Cynthia (Tee) Bower, Des Moines, IA; granddaughter Lily Grace (Aaron) Ilvess; three grandchildren Alexandria, Quinton and Hunter; three brothers Virgil Smith, Waterloo, IA, Russell (Bobbie) Smith, Cedar Falls, IA and Mike (Betty) Smith, Ventura, IA; sister Vivian (Kim) McCraken, Cincinnati, OH; sister-in-law Rakel Smith, Clear Lake, IA and many nieces and nephews.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, sister Frances Rabe, brother Donald Smith and sister-in-law Myrna Smith and brother-in-law Barry Rabe.

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RICHARD BECKER
June 3, 1927 - July 21, 2013

Richard “Dick” Eugene Becker, 87, Clear Lake, IA, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Oakwood Care Center, Hwy 18 W. Clear Lake, IA.

A Celebration of Life will be held 12:30 PM Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the Galilean Lutheran Church, 4454 255th St., Clear Lake, IA with Rev. Scot McCluskey officiating. Visitation with family will be from 11:30 AM until the time of service. According to his wishes, his body has been cremated. Inurnment will be at 3:00 PM, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 122 W., Mason City, IA. Military Honors will be provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be given to the Galilean Lutheran Church or Hospice of North Iowa in his name.

Dick was born June 3, 1927 in Holtan, KS, the son of Gustave and Clara Ann (Hug) Becker. At an early age his family moved to a farm near Thompson, IA. He graduated from Thompson High School in 1945. Following school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during WWII. After an Honorable Discharge from the service he attended radio school in Omaha and was a DJ in New Mexico for a short time. He came back to Iowa and the family farm, and attended Waldorf College.

Dick married Marjorie Ann Wiuff on November 26, 1955 at the Lutheran Church in Rutland, IA. They lived on the family farm for 25 years, moving to Clear Lake in 1979. He worked at various positions in Clear Lake including driving for the Clear Lake School district for several of those years. Dick loved riding his motorcycle, all kinds of sports, both watching his children and participating himself. He enjoyed boating, the lake and golfing.

He was a member of Galilean Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, the Clear Lake V.F.W. and former member of the Forest City School Board.

Dick is survived by his two children Debra Ann Wieland, Minneapolis, MN and Thomas Lee (Kimberly) Becker, Minneapolis, MN; two grandchildren Claire Elizabeth Becker and Grace Marie Becker; sister Dorothy Kajer, Tama, IA and several nieces and nephews.

Dick was preceded in death by his parents, wife Marjorie February 16, 2007, and brother-in-law Fred Kajer.

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INEZ COZAD
May 20, 1947 - July 26, 2013

Inez Ione Cozad, 66, Clear Lake, formerly of Bedford, Iowa, died Friday,
July 26, at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.

A celebration of Inez’s life will be held at a later date.

Inez Ione Cozad was born on May 20, 1947 in Hancock, Iowa, the
daughter of Archie Leland and Florence Ida (Snyder) Mattly. Inez attended school in Clarinda, Iowa, graduating from Clarinda High School.

She also graduated from the school of cosmetology in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Richard Cozad in 1972, and to this marriage two children were born, Richie and Corbie Ann Cozad. Richard preceded her in death. The family resided in Bedford where she worked as a cosmetologist until 1989, when she became an EMT in Bedford. She continued in this profession at Mercy Hospital in Corning, Iowa, until 2005, when she had to retire due to ill health.

Inez enjoyed painting pictures, being a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader,
knitting and crocheting.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Richie Cozad of Des
Moines, and Corbie Ann Cozad and fiancé, Joe Kloster, of Clear Lake; her
brothers, Leroy (Lorena) Mattly of Endicott, Wash., Dewey (Judy) Mattly of Loveland, Colo., and Bob (Nancy) Mattly of Omaha, Neb.; her sisters, Donna Cole of Macedonia, Iowa, and Marylou (Kenny) Gibbins of Shirley, Ark.; several nieces, nephews, as well as other relatives and friends.
Inez was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a nephew,
Adam Gibbons.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

ROBERT ROSELAND
June 7, 1924 -  July 8, 2013

Robert "Rosie" Roseland, 89, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at McLaren's Chapel in West Des Moines with entombment at Resthaven Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday.

Rosie was born June 7, 1924, in Paulina, IA to John and Floy Roseland. He graduated from Clear Lake High School and went to work for Duesenberg Construction helping build the Alaskan Highway. When WWII started, he enlisted and trained to be a pilot, flying B-17 bombers over the Himalayas. Following the war, Rosie enrolled at the University of Iowa where he pledged Beta Theta Pi, completed a degree in Business and met the love of his life, Nina Larimore. They were married for 62 years until her death in 2011.

Rosie began his career in sales, working for Ames Concrete Products and joining Cretex Companies, Inc. In 1975, he was promoted to President and General Manager of Iowa Concrete Products, a division of Cretex, where he remained with the company until his retirement. During his tenure at Iowa Concrete Products, he was elected President of Iowa's Associated General Contractors (AGC) and to the Iowa Highway Department's Hall of Fame.

Rosie was a loving father and grandfather who was an avid outdoorsman. He was a loyal University of Iowa Hawkeye football fan who rarely missed a game! He enjoyed spending his summers on Lake Vermillion in Northern MN and winters in Palm Desert, CA.

He is survived by his son, Craig (Cathy) of MN; daughter, Anne (Mike) Thompson of California; two grandchildren, Kate (Mathew) Wachlarowicz and Robert Z. Roseland; and a sister, Patty (Spud) Carrell of CA. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Joe and Jack; wife, Nina and son, Kurt.The family would like to thank Deerfield Retirement Community for their excellent care of Rosie in his final years.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to Deerfield or the International Wolf Center, 1396 Highway 169, Ely, MN 55731.

Posted on 14 August 2013 by Jay Lehmann