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Local NewsPage 2 • Dec. 2, 2015									                                                                                                                                        Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

Preliminary                                                                                   County Republicans                                                                OBITUARIES
hearing set                                                                                   welcome presidential
for Clear                                                                                     hopefuls this month
Lake woman                                                                                                                            Eventbrite to register.   Type in Chris
charged with                                                                                  Rand Paul,                              Christie Mason City event.
stabbing
boyfriend                                                                                     Chris Christie in                        	 •Monday, Dec. 7, the Cerro
                                                                                                                                      Gordo County GOP Central Com-
                                                                                              MC this week mittee will meet at 6 p.m. at the Pizza
                                                                                                                                      Ranch in Mason City.    All interested
	 A Clear Lake woman has been                    SHANNON COSGRIFF                             	  As the Iowa Caucus date nears,       persons are invited to come and meet      Idalia Y. Ibarra Donald G. Friest
charged with stabbing her boyfriend.    tion at about 11:30 p.m.                              a number of Republican presiden-        Republican National Committeeman
	 Shannon Cosgriff, 37, has been        	 Cosgriff is accused of stabbing the                 tial hopefuls have scheduled trips to   Steve Scheffler.                          	 Idalia Y. Ibarra, 87, of Clear         	 Donald G. Friest, 77, of Mason
charged with willful injury causing     victim multiple times with a knife.                   North Iowa. Voters are encouraged to    	 •Wednesday, Dec. 9, join the            Lake, went to be with the Lord on        City, Iowa, and formerly of Clear
serious injury, a Class C felony pun-   The victim did not suffer life-threat-                attend these events:                    ‘Conservatives for Coffee’ group.   The   Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at her son’s     Lake, passed away Wednesday, Nov.
ishable by up to 10 years in prison,    ening injuries.                                       	 •On Friday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m.         group meets at Cabin Coffee in Ma-        home, in Mason City, Iowa.               25, 2015, at Muse Norris Hospice of
as well as domestic abuse assault with  	 A preliminary hearing is sched-                     Senator Rand Paul will hold a town      son City at 9:30 a.m.  This group of      	 A Memorial Mass will be held at        North Iowa.
use of a weapon, an aggravated misde-   uled for Thursday, Dec. 3.                            hall meeting in the Muse Norris room    conservatives discuss issues and top-     11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at      	 A funeral service was held on
meanor.                                 	 Cosgriff is being held in the Cerro                 at North Iowa Area Community Col-       ics important to them in a welcoming      St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear     Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at Zion Lu-
	 Police say they were called on        Gordo County Jail on $10,000 bond.                    lege.                                   and relaxed atmosphere.                   Lake, with the Rev. John Gossman         theran Church, Clear Lake, with the
Sunday, Nov. 22, to a medical situa-                                                           	 •Saturday, Dec. 5, New Jersey        	 Barbara Hovland, Cerro Gordo            officiating. Family will greet friends   Rev. Kirk Wilkie officiating. Military
                                                                                              Governor Chris Christie will be in      GOP chairwoman, reports she still         one hour before the service.             Honors were conducted after the
Toys for Tots drive continues                                                                 Mason City for a town hall meeting.     has slots to fill for Precincts/Wards in  	 Idalia was born July 18, 1928,         service by the Clear Lake VFW post
                                                                                              Doors open at 12:30 p.m. at Mason       both Mason City and Clear Lake for        in Allende Coahuila, Mexico. Ida was     4868. Inurnment will be held at a
	 KIMT and its Giving Your Best         nity and the generosity of the people                 City Brewing, 28 East State Street.     the Feb. 1 caucus. Those able to help     the eldest daughter of Manuel and        later date.
partners Diamond Jo Casino and First    that donate toys.  Businesses, schools                The event begins at 1:30 p.m.  Those    are asked to contact her at 641-425-      Concha (Hernandez) Sanchez.              	 Memorial contributions can be
Citizens National Bank are teaming      and organizations are drop box loca-                  planing to attend are asked to go to    6821.                                     	 She attended elementary school,        directed to Muse Norris Hospice In-
up with the North Iowa Marine Corps     tions and would welcome donations                                                                                                       junior high and teacher college in the   patient Unit, Mason City.
League and The Salvation Army for       of new, unwrapped toys.  A complete                   Clear Lake man loses                                                              capital of Coahuila State (Saltillo).    	 Donald was born Feb. 7, 1938,
the 2015 Toys for Tots toy drive.       list of drop box locations can be found               appeal of arson, drug,                                                            She was hired in the Federal school      in Britt, Iowa, the son of Marshall
	 The ultimate success depends          on toysfortots.org.  Donations will be                burglary sentence                                                                 community on Sept. 18. She taught        and Nellie (Hill) Friest and he was
on the support of the local commu-      collected through Dec. 16.                                                                                                              school in three different communities    one of four children.
                                                                                                                                                                                in 1954.                                 	 He attended and graduated from
Optimum Health Chiropractic                                                                                                                                                     	 She married Gilbert Ibarra and         the Clear Lake Public Schools.
Bringing you and your                                                                                                                                                           to this union four children were born,   	 Don enlisted in the United
family better health and                                                                      	 A Clear Lake man has lost an ap-      stealing a pick-up truck on Oct. 27 in    Melva, Hector, Alberto and Jerry.        States Army Security Agency in 1956,
                                                                                              peal on his 55-year sentence to arson,  Clear Lake which was found the next       	 At the age of 27, she started a        and served an extended period in Ko-
 a better way of life.                                                                        drug and burglary charges.              day burning in a ditch near 240th         new adventure when she came to           rea. Upon his discharge, he enrolled
641-357-1211                                                                                  	 Michael Wilson, 26, pleaded           Street and Hickory Avenue. 	              Clear Lake with her family, where she    in and graduated from Mason City
           506 Main Avenue, Clear Lake             Dr. Nick McColley                          guilty in February 2015 to two counts   	                                         spoke little to no English.              Junior College and the Bank Admin-
Visit our new website at www.drnickmccolley.com     Palmer Graduate                           of third-degree burglary as a habitual  	 Wilson appealed the sentences,          	 She worked for Sam Kennedy             istration Institute School, Madison,
                                                                                              offender, one count of second-degree    contending District Judge Gregg           and his two sons at the Kennedy Veg-     Wis.
 Buying or Selling a Home in                                                                  arson, one count of second-degree       Rosenbladt improperly considered an       etable farm, from 1956 – 1970.           	 Don was united in marriage
      the Clear Lake Area?                                                                    criminal mischief as a habitual of-     unproven offense.                         	 She then worked for Mode-A-            to Marge (Horan) Friest on Aug. 5,
                                                                                              fender and one count of third offense   	 The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled         Day from 1970 until it relocated in      1967, at Epiphany Parish Holy Fam-
Trust one of these Real Estate Professionals                                                  possession of methamphetamine as a      that with respect to the guilty plea      1985. In 1988 she went to work for       ily Catholic Church, in Mason City,
                                                                                              habitual offender.                      to second-degree arson, the admit-        Amicare Health Care and later Mercy      and to this union, Amy, was born.
                                                                                              	 Wilson was accused of stealing        ted conduct and the minutes of tes-       Home Health Care, where she was a        	 Don retired as Assistant Vice
                                                                                              an ATM machine from the Lakeside        timony, which Wilson agreed could         continuous live-in for 17 years as a     President and Cashier at First Na-
                                                                                              Pit Stop in Clear Lake on Aug. 15, as   be considered, establish the taking       care giver, retiring in 2006. Enjoying   tional Bank after working 23 years.
                                                                                              well as cutting open an ATM and tak-    and destruction of another’s property,    her life with people who needed love,    He started his second career as an
                                                                                              ing cash at Rumorz Bar in Clear Lake    meaning Rosenbladt did not error in       companionship and understanding.         Emergency Management Coordina-
                                                                                              on Oct. 24. He was also accused of      his decision.                             She received the Service of Excellence   tor serving Cerro Gordo and Franklin
                                                                                                                                                                                Award in 1992, while working for         Counties, retiring after 12 years.
    302 Main Ave., Clear Lake                                                                 FDNY firefighter to make                                                          Amicare. The award was presented to      	 He was a member and past presi-
        (641) 357-0500                                                                        presentation at CL business                                                       her in Livonia, Mich.                    dent of the Board of Directors of the
                                                                                                                                                                                	 She was an incredibly hard work-       Association for the Preservation of
www.schonemanrealtors.com                                                                     	 Master Floors Carpet One, Clear       store, owned by Chris and Ed Mas-         er who touched the lives of many         Clear Lake, treasurer of the North
                                                                                              Lake, has been named as one of the      ters. A member of the FDNY will           people in a variety of ways. She had     Iowa Area March of Dimes, and sec-
                                                            2111 North Shore Dr., Clear Lake  stops 9/11 first responders from        also speak about their experience on      such a wonderful energetic presence      retary of the North Iowa Ducks Un-
 Stunning lakefront home with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Chef’s kitchen.Open floor             the Fire Department of New York         9/11 and give each sales professional     and a beautiful soul.                    limited. Don was also a member of
plan with walkout lower level. Across from Veteran’s Memorial Golf Course. $599,900           (FDNY) will make as they travel across  an FDNY pin.                              	 Her only wish upon her passing         the Elks Lodge No. 375, Mason City,
                                                                                              America. On behalf of the Stephen       	 Those participating on the tour         was that her loved ones would only       and a member of the Zion Lutheran
                                        203 Main Avenue, Clear Lake                           Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation,     are also raising funds to build homes     cry for a short time and then celebrate  Church, of Clear Lake.
                                                (641) 357-7373                                the 9/11 first responders are visiting  for deserving service members. The        the life that she loved so much.         	 Don enjoyed spending time with
                                                                                              each and every Carpet One Floor and     Masters report that the store has been    	 Those grateful in sharing in           his grandchildren, playing cards, be-
                                        www.hallrealtyclearlake.com                           Home store in the continental United    collecting $10 donations from cus-        her life are her sons, Hector (Vicki)    ing outdoors, fishing, remodeling,
                                                                                              States.                                 tomers over the past month and will       Ibarra, Iowa City, Iowa, Jerry Ibarra    NASCAR and working on cars.
3814 240th St., Clear Lake                                                                    	 Tunnel to Towers and volunteers       be contributing to the very important     (Brenda Gwin), Mason City, Alberto       	 Don is survived by his daughter,
                                                                                              from the FDNY are making the jour-      fund.                                     (Lucia) Ibarra, Eagle Pass, Tex.; six    Amy (Adam) Shannon, of Tennes-
Enjoy the lake and all the quiet of nature in this 4 bedroom Tanglefoot area home.            ney as a thank you to Carpet One        	 Master Floors in Clear Lake will        grandchildren, Bret (Levely) Ibarra,     see; Morgan and Meric Shannon;
                                                                                              members for their dedication to the     be visited by an FDNY member at 10        Derek Ibarra, Ryan (Sheena) Gwin,        and their grandmother, Marge Fri-
60 foot of premier lake views from the scenic deck. $897,500                                  Building for America’s Bravest pro-     a.m. Monday, Dec. 7. All persons are      Alannah Ibarra (Joshua English), Tan-    est, of Mason City; three brothers,
                                                                                              gram.                                   invited to stop at the store to watch     ner Ibarra and Jasmine Ibarra (Jimmy     Jim (Rita) Friest, of Decorah; Bob
415 First Ave. S., Clear Lake                                                                 	 During each visit, a shadowbox        the shadowbox presentation and listen     Collins); two great-grandchildren, El-   (Mary Sue) Friest, of Clear Lake; Ken
      (641) 357-3330                                                                          containing a piece of 9/11 steel from   to the moving story of a NYFD mem-        lie Burkhardt and Karter English; and    (Anita) Friest, of Harpers Ferry; one
                                                                                              Ground Zero will be presented to the    ber on 9/11.                              one sister.                              niece; five nephews; and care-giver
www.McQuaidAgency.com                                                                                                                                                           	 She was preceded in death by her       and friend, Rebecca Groh.
                                                           408 Bedford Ct., Clear Lake          Thursday Night                                                                  parents; her husband; her daughter,      	 Don is preceded in death by his
                                                                                                    Specials                                                                    Melva N. Ibarra; and her brother, Os-    father, Marshall; mother, Nellie; and
  Quality built home on cul-de-sac 4,209 finished sq. ft. Open floor plan with                                                                                                  car Sanchez. 	                           stepmother, Hazel Friest.
 hardwood floors and many upgrades. Many recent improvements. $465,000                        Ribeye Dinner                                                                     	 Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Cha-           	 Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
                                                                                                                                                                                pel, Clear Lake, was in charge of ar-    Chapels, Mason City, was in charge
                                                        2800 4th St. SW #3, Mason City                                                                                          rangements.                              of arrangements.
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