Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Pass, Punt and Kick winners, 1970 - The annual Ford Pass, Punt and Kick Contest was held in Clear Lake in 1970.  The 17 top performers with their trophies were first place winners front row (L-R): Greg Monson, Chris Templeton, Jim Joslyn, Rod Carrot, Brad Bonin and David Lambert.  Second place winners middle row (L-R): Todd Youngstrom, Steve Hammond, Joe Hutchison, Dick Christensen, Tom Kilborn and Marc Olson,  Third plac

Robert Leonard Kimball, 96, of Ventura, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice, in Mason City.

A funeral service was held on Friday, Oct. 30, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. Inurnment will be at Memorial Park at a later date.

Robert was born Oct. 10, 1924, the son of Walter and Ruth Alice (Whetsler) Kimball in Corwith, Iowa. He married Nettie Mehus on March 5, 1948, in Belmond.

Janice Arlene Nelson, 93, of Clear Lake,  died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Cory Lynn West, 48, passed away at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, after bravely battling cancer for several months. Cory was an example of courage to us all. Although he struggled with many serious health problems and a serious injury from a motorcycle accident, he never complained, and he never gave up.