Craig A. Spear

Craig Spear, 61, passed away Dec. 8, 2014 at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 12, at Adams Funeral Home, 502 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.

Craig A. Spear was born March 14, 1953, to Wayne and Ethel Jean (Donnelly) Spear in Ames. Craig lived in Ames until 1976, when he moved to Clear Lake. He moved back to Ames for two years, 1997 to 1999, and then moved back to Clear Lake. 

Dean A. Wood

Dean Alan Wood, age 61, died on Oct. 28, 2014, in Clear Lake.  

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 4060 4th St. SW, Mason City, Iowa.

Dean was born in Vinton, Iowa on July 6, 1953; he lived his whole life in the North Iowa area.  

Daniel K. Ott

Daniel Kimball Ott, 50, of Batavia, Ill., formerly of Excelsior, Minn., passed away suddenly on July 23, 2014. A celebration of Dan’s life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior. Burial will be in Clear Lake at a date yet to be determined.

Maxine G. Kostopulos

Maxine G. Kostopulos, 95, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and formerly of Clear Lake, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs.
 A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Bonnie J. Sunner

Bonnie Jane Sunner, 82, of Clear Lake, Iowa died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

     Memorial services will be at 11 a.m.  on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.  Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or the Clear Lake Library in her name.

Gerald F. Carney

 Gerald Francis Carney, age 95, of New Hampton, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014 surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, June 2, 2014 at Holy Family Church, New Hampton, with Rev. Mark Osterhaus 

Patricia A. Hoyt

     Patricia Ann Hoyt, 76, 531 12th Ave. N., Clear Lake, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at her home.
     Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 25, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ventura, with Rev. Daird Korth officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, April 24, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, and one hour preceding the service at the church. Interment will be at the Concord Cemetery, Garner, Iowa. Memorials may be given to the Patricia Hoyt Memorial Fund.

Louis Schuler, Sr.

Louis E. Schuler, Sr., 92, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minn.  

Memorial services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Galilean Lutheran Church, 4454 255th St., Hwy. 18 W., Clear Lake, with Rev. Scot McCluskey officiating with Military Honors conducted by the Clear Lake V.F.W.  Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, and one hour preceding the service

Roberta Schlicting

Roberta “Bert” Jane (Buck) Schlichting, 64, died on Feb. 23, 2014 at 6 a.m. at the Hospice of North Iowa, in Mason City.  She lost her four-year battle with breast cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with Rev. Dean Hess officiating.  Her wish was to be cremated following the service.  A private 

Tiffany J. Banta Chyann R. Banta

Tiffany Jean Banta, 19, and Chyann Rynae Banta, 15, of Forest City, Iowa, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, near Crystal Lake, Iowa as a result of injuries received in an auto accident.

Visitation for the sisters will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick Lane, Belmond, Iowa.  

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura High School Auditorium.  Pastor Rod Hopp will officiate.

The Dugger Funeral Home is in charge or arrangements.

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