JoAnn Shallberg

    JoAnn E. Shallberg, 77, of Clear Lake, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at her home.  A Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, at the Galilean Lutheran Church, 4454 255th St., Highway 18 West, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Scot McCluskey officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Nebraska.  Upon her wishes she was cremated and there will be no visitation.
    Memorials are suggested to the Galilean Lutheran Church or Opportunity Village, both of Clear Lake.

Sylvia Kuns

    Sylvia Bernice Kuns, Clear Lake, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
     Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Thursday, June 30, at the Evangelical Free Church, Clear Lake with Pastor Dan Long and Pastor Kent Wagner officiating.  Visitation will be

Carol Rannals

    Carol J. Rannals, 75, 405 27th Ave. S., Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.  A memorial service was held Friday, Nov. 11, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Memorials may be given to North Iowa Hospice and American Cancer Association.

Roger Amosson

    Roger D. Amosson, 76, 306 Birch Ave., Clear Lake, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. Memorial service will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave N., with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating.  Visitation will be Wednesday, 6 - 8 p.m. at

Blake Lobdell

    Blake Aaron Lobdell, 50, of 808 7th Ave. N. Clear Lake, died suddenly Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.  Blake was a caring and giving person; he continued that in death through the gift of organ/tissue donation. 
    Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating.  Graveside services will be at Belmond Cemetery,

Ella Mae Wilson

    Ella Mae Wilson, 92, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.
    It was Ella Mae’s wishes to be cremated; and that no memorial services be held.

Frederick Koch

    Frederick “Fred” Koch, former president of Metro Bancorporation, parent of Waterloo Savings Bank (now US Bank) and a longtime summer resident of Clear Lake, died July 11. He was 84. He had suffered without complaint several physical complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). The Koch family has enjoyed happy summers at the Clear Lake Outing Club since 1967.
    Survivors include his daughter, Katy Koch Campbell of Edina, Minn.; his son, Fritz Koch of Ward, Colo.; grandsons, Jack Frederick Campbell and Baxter Quigley Koch.

James Bawden

    James Wyatt Bawden passed away on June 23, 2011 at the age of 81 years. Jim was born on April 23, 1930, in St. Louis, Mo.  He was the son of Lee and Rose Bawden. The family moved to Clear Lake when Jim was very young to operate the Lakeshore Hotel.  Jim grew up in Clear Lake and treasured the memories of his childhood on the lake, even

Marjorie Callison

Marjorie Helen Callison left us to be with her Savior on Oct. 29, 2011.  In Heaven, she will be reunited with her husband of 63 years, James W. Callison; her son, James W. Callison Jr.; her sister, Virginia Ruttan; and her parents, Fern and Elmer Myhre.      She was the beloved mother of Michael J. Callison (JoAnn), Karen Norman (Michael), and

Gail Johnson

    Gail Marie Johnson, 83, of 5 Woodlane Dr. Clear Lake, formerly of Moline, Ill., died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.
    Memorial services will be 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, at the Elim Covenant Church, Moline, with Pastor Darren Olson officiating. Inurnment will be in Moline Memorial Park Cemetery.

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