Betty L. Thomas

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Betty L. Thomas, 90, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Oakwood Care Center in  Clear Lake.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, April 12, at Galilean Lutheran Church, in Clear Lake, with Rev. Scott McCluskey officiating.   Her body was donated to the University of Iowa Department Of Anatomy.  Inurnment will be at a later date at the Clear Lake Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Galilean Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran Church or the Clear Lake Library.

Dr. Norman Held

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 Dr. Norman Max Held, 87, of Ventura, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Ventura United Methodist Church, Ventura, with Dr. Rev. Rhoda Preston officiating with military honors provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 - 7 p.m.

Roger M. Zirbel

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Roger M. Zirbel, 68, of Raymond, Miss., formerly of Clear Lake, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 in Jackson, Miss.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.  Military honors will be provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.  Visitation will be one hour before the service.  The burial will take place at a later time in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Those who desire may leave memorials to the family.

Patricia Scherf-Smith

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Patricia Scherf-Smith, 83, Urbandale,  Iowa, long-time family resident of Clear Lake and the Ventura area, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at the Deerfield Village in Urbandale.

A graveside inurnment service for Patricia was held on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Clear Lake Cemetery, with Pastor Bernie Colorado officiating.

Margaret Simmer

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Margaret Simmer, 97, Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with Bob Orr officiating.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 - 7 p.m.  and then one hour before the 

service on Thursday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.  Family suggests memorials to the Margaret Simmer memorial fund.

Robert L. Frayne

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Robert L. “Bob” Frayne, 64, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 at the First Congregational Church, Clear 

Lake, with the Rev. Brad Thornton presiding.  Burial followed in the Clear Lake Cemetery where military honors were provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.

Should friends desire, memorials may be left to Hospice of North Iowa in Bob’s name.

Scott W. Robinson

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     Scott Warner Robinson, Hastings, Neb., 49, passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 at Mary Lanning HealthCare, Hastings, as a result of a heart attack and went to be with his heavenly father.      

     Memorial Services were held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 at Lakeside Community Church of the Nazarene, 

Virginia L. Ingersoll

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Virginia L. Ingersoll, Clear Lake Public Library’s first children’s librarian, died Aug. 23, 2013 after a long illness.  She was 91 years old.  In accordance with her wishes there will be no funeral service.  A private family 

interment of her ashes will be at Clear Lake Cemetery at a later date.  The family will hold an open house on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 from 3-8 p.m. at Bob’s house, 511 N. Shore Drive, Clear Lake.

Dale Dorseth

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Dale Allen Dorseth, 60, 704 S. 13th St., Clear Lake, died Sunday, July 21 2013 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

    A Celebration of his Life will be held at Central Gardens, Clear Lake, with Dr. Reverend Rhoda Preston officiating.  According to his wishes, he has gifted his body to the Des Moines Osteopathic School.  Memorials may be given to the Dale Allen Dorseth Memorial Fund.

John Swanberg

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John Andrew Swanberg passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa, at the age of 76 years.  

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eagle Grove, Iowa, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jason Cooper officiating.    

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