Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Julie Ann MacDonald, 70, of Clear Lake, Iowa died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.

A celebration of Julie’s life will be held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 21, at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson officiating.  Family suggests memorials to North Iowa Humane Society.

Merlyn (Mert) C. Okland, 81, passed away on Oct. 13, 2015, at Israel Family Hospice House, in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services were held on Oct. 17, 2015, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Story City, Iowa. Burial will be at Story City Municipal Cemetery at a later date.

Sandee Sue Monahan, 60, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, at her home.

A funeral service will be held Thursday, October 22, 10:30 a.m., at First Congregational Church, 205 W. 10th Ave. N., Clear Lake, with Pastor Nancy Monahan officiating.  Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 -7 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.

Although it has been open for a little over a week, Kwik Trip/Kwik Star company leaders celebrated the convenience store’s opening Tuesday, Oct. 20, with a ribbon cutting.  The event also included $1,000 check presentations by Kwik Star to the Clear Lake Police Department and Opportunity Village.  Here, Police Chief Pete Roth accepts the gift.