Joan M. Dirksen

Joan M. Dirksen, 81, of Clear Lake, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 at Hospice of North Iowa, Mason City.  A funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake.  Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa in Joan’s memory.

Rodney Freeman

     Rodney L. Freeman, 58, of Clear Lake, passed away on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 at his home with his wife by his side.   The immediate family was there to send him to the Lord after his courageous battle with cancer.  Pastor Will Hunsaker was also at his home.  

Ingebord H. Sell

 

     Ingeborg “Inge” H. Sell, 93, 1610 Highland Dr., Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.

     Do to her wishes, she was a cremated and there will be no service at this time.

     Family suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa or Central Gardens.

     She was born on June 17, 1920 in Pforzheim, Germany, the daughter of Heinrich and Paula (Ruecker) Jaschinowski.  

Kenneth L. Smith

 

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

     A memorial service was held, Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Rev. Rodney Meester of the First Reformed Church, Meservey, Iowa, officiating.  

Duane L. Thompson

 

   Duane L. Thompson, 85, of Belmond, Iowa, died Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton, Iowa, where he had been a resident for a short time.  Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the Belmond United Methodist Church, Belmond.  The Reverend Cindy Morrison 

officiated.  Burial was in the Belmond Cemetery.   The family suggests those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial in Duane’s name consider the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, or to the donor’s choice.

Gloria Dean Goerish

 

Gloria Dean Goerish, 73, Clear Lake, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her home.

A funeral mass for Gloria will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the St. Patrick’s Catholic 

James Munson

 

James Theodore Munson, 68, of Clear Lake, died March 27, 2013 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason 

City, Iowa.  According to his wishes he was cremated and no services will be held at this time. 

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

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.

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