Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Foot of Main Street, circa 1906 - In this image, bellowing white sails mark the docks at the foot of Main.  Depicted in the background are the Black Diamond Fleet boat livery, the two-story old mill building, the White Line boat livery and the city power plant.  Circa 1906.  This photo and more will soon be featured in the Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter’s “Remember When - Around the Lake.” The new pictorial history book is a 78-page, hard-cover coffe

Peggy Ann Gildea, 90, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City, Iowa.

Per Peggy’s wishes, her body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held in Arizona at a later date.

Peggy was born April 4, 1926, the daughter of Howard Walter and Ruth (Yohn) Cash, in Clear Lake.  She married Everett LaVern Gildea on April 21, 1946, at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church.

Morris LaVerne Trimble, 93, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.A celebration of Morris’s life was held on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2016, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Msgr. John Hemann officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, with military honors provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. The family suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa.Morris was born on April 12, 1923, in rural Clear Lake, on the family farm, where he resided his entire life.

Ruth Birdeva Buerger, 97, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Good Shepherd Health Center, in Mason City, Iowa. A funeral service was held on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 301 S. Main St., Ventura, with Pastor Jesse Burns officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City. Family suggests memorial contributions to the Early Childhood Learning Center at St. Peter Lutheran Church, in LaGrange, Mo. Ruth was born July 22, 1919, the daughter of the Rev.