Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Darrel Lee Bunge, 77, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at his home.

Per Darrel’s wishes, his body has been cremated, and a private graveside inurnment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery, in Mason City, Iowa, at a later date.

Darrel was born on May 25, 1940, the son of Elwood and Charlene (Starr) Bunge, in Clarence, Iowa.  He married Marcia Thurtle on May 25, 1968, at the Little Brown Church, in Nashua, Iowa.

Phyllis “Till” Jean Spilman, 82, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, in Mason City, Iowa.

A memorial service was held on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dr. Pat Hall officiating.

  Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, in Mason City, at a later date.

  Family suggests memorial contributions to the Humane Society of North Iowa.

Temperatures soaring to 50 late last week brought out all kinds of spring-like activity, including window cleaning.  Here, Brendon with Clean View helped to improve the view from the second story at K&B Emporium on North 4th Street.  After a warm weekend the temperature dropped and rain fell Sunday night into Monday, followed by two-inches of snow.  Another warm-up is in sight this week, providing a reminder that spring is only 54 days away.-Reporte

It was a record year for the annual Jack Helgren Memorial Race Saturday on Clear Lake.  Gary McVicker, a member of the organizing committee, said the only thing that could have made the day better would have been more snow so that snowmobile enthusiasts could have ridden their sleds to the event.  Participation was high at the 2018 event, with 205 entries in LeMans races, and 68 in the radar run.  Competitor Aaron Casler, of Grimes, Iowa was just one mp