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Donald W. Coyle
Mr. Donald W. Coyle, 74, of Ventura, Iowa, died Monday,
July 25, 1994, at his home in Ventura.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 28, at
Ventura United Methodist Church, Ventura, with the
Rev. David Gobeli officiating. Interment was in the
Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. Military honors
were by the Clear Lake V.F.W.
The family suggests memorials to Donald W. Coyle Memorial Fund.
Donald Coyle was born March 15, 1920, in Thornton, Iowa, the
son of Edward T. and Dulcie (Hartwig) Coyle. Donald graduated
from Thornton High School in 1939. He served in the Army during
World War II. After the service he moved back to Thornton
where he worked in the locker, did carpenter work and farming.
Ref: Dulcie (nee) Hartwig
Donald was married Mary Swenson on Jan. 22, 1949, at
St. Lawrence Catholic Church, in Thornton. They moved to Ventura
in 1949 where he purchased the Ventura Locker and operated it until
1972. He started working for the State of Iowa as a meat inspector
in 1975 and continued to do so until his retirement in 1985.
He enjoyed his family, friends and working with antiques. He loved
to travel, and spent their winters in Mission, Texas.He was a
member of Methodist Church, former member of Ventura City Council
and was a life member of Clear Lake V.F.W.
He is survived by his wife Mary Coyle, Ventura; two sisters,
Mrs. Vivian Buss and her husband, Gerald, Hampton, Iowa;
Mrs. Doris Jeffrey, Rockford, Iowa; four brothers, Edward Coyle,
and his wife, Gwynn, Ames, Iowa; Charles Coyle and his wife, Col,
Blackduck, Minn.; and James Coyle and his wife, Judy, Beaver Dam, Wis.;
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother,
Stanley Coyle.
William Roy Crosby
William Roy Crosby, 47, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Aug. 1, at
North Iowa Medical Centers east campus.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 4, at 11:30 a.m., at
the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake. The Rev. Dennis Nicholson
will officiate. A 2 p.m. graveside service will be held at Madison
Township Cemetery in Forest City, Iowa.
Visitation will begin today (Wednesday), Aug. 3, at 3 p.m. at
the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake. The
family suggests memorials to the William R. Crosby memorial fund.
Bill was born May 18, 1947, in Belmond, Iowa, the son of
Jack Crosby and Audrey (nee) Chase Crosby.
He served in the United States Marine Corps during the
Vietnam Conflict. He married Bonnie Jean Brown on Jan. 19, 1968,
in Belmond, Iowa. They moved to Clear Lake after their marriage.
Bill loved to camp, travel, fish, spend time with his
grandson and his dog. He belonged to National Organization of
D.A.V.
He is survived by his son Cary Crosby, Clear Lake; four
sisters, Barbara Arthur and her husband, Wayne, Alexander, Iowa,
Beverly Nath, Waco, Texas, Bobbi Husske and her husband, Bruce,
Garner, Iowa, Kathy Kinseth and her husband, Dean, Longmont,
Colo.; one brother James Crosby, Waco, Texas; one grandson
Chase Crosby, Northwood, Iowa; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife in
1992; and one brother, Jack (jr.) Crosby.
Craig E. Vriezelaar
Craig E. Vriezelaar, 41, Conrad, Iowa, formerly of Clear Lake,
died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1994, at his home.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 4, at Conrad United
Methodist Church, Conrad, with the Rev. David Crow officiating.
Following the service, the body was cremated, and burial will
be at a later date.
The family suggests memorials to Craig E. Vriezelaar
memorial fund.
Craig Vriezelaar was born Aug. 1, 1953, at Oskaloosa, Iowa,
the son of Gary E. Vriezelaar and Donna (nee) Walraven Vriezelaar.
He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1972.
He married Elizabeth A. Crane on May 12, 1979, in Pella,
Iowa. Craig worked at Best Way Sprayer Company for 17 years prior
to his position as manager at Greenbelt Confinement Systems. Due
to his health, he was not able to work recently.
He was a member of Conrad United Methodist Church, and
served on several church committees.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, Conrad; two daughters,
Alissa B. Vriezelaar and Abby A. Vriezelaar, both of Conrad;
his parents, Gary and Donna Vriezelaar, Blaine, Minn.; a sister,
Cindy D. Richardson, Clear Lake; and a brother, Steven E. Vriezelaar,
Milford, Iowa.
Claude Winters
Claude Winters, 87, of Eldora, died Friday, Aug. 5,
1994, at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 8, at Creps-Abels
Funeral Home, Eldora. Burial was in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens,
Eldora.
Claude Winters was born April 8, 1907, in Yadkinville,
N. C., the son of R.C. Winters and Mamie (nee) Reece Winters.
He moved to Iowa when he was eight years old. He attended school
in Whitten.
On July 29, 1926, he was united in marriage to Neva Vinton in
Whitten. They farmed in Hardin County many years and then moved
to town and Claude worked for Lovell Oil Company until retirement.
They then spent their winters in Harlingen, Texas. They returned
to Eldora in 1988 due to ill health.
He is survived by his daughter, Ruth Juhl and her husband,
Art, of Clear Lake; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;
two sisters, Ollie Templeton, Burlington, and Thelma Knott, Eldora;
two brothers, Everett Winters, Eldora, and Clyde Winters, Iowa
Falls; a special niece, Shirley Ruddick, Marshalltown; and a
daughter-in-law, Carol Winters of Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Neva Winters,
in March 1994; one son, Ron Winters; one grandchild; and four brothers.
Helen Cole Brooks
Helen Cole Brooks, 87, of Clear Lake died Sunday, July
31, 1994, at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the
First Congregational Church in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Murley
Severtson officiating. Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to the Helen Cole Brooks
Memorial Fund.
Helen Brooks was born July 23, 1907, in Highmore, S. D., the
daughter of Ludwig A. Hendricks and Ida (nee) Cole Hendricks.
She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1925 and received a
bachelor of arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1929.
Following her education, she moved to Clear Lake.
On June 14, 1936, she married Gerald Brooks at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. She and her husband enjoyed spending
their winters in Texas and Florida.
She was employed at the Mason City Globe Gazettes Clear
Lake and Mason City offices for 18 years, taking news reports
and advertising. She and her husband owned and operated Brooks
Grocery in Clear Lake from 1967-1972.
She was an avid golfer and loved to dance, paint and
do arts and crafts.
She was a member of the First Congregational Church,
Clear Lake, past president of the Womens Fellowship and a member
of the Wa-Tan-Ye Club and D.A.R.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald Brooks, Clear
Lake; two cousins, Mrs. Charlotte Hammond, Cookville, Tenn.,
and Mrs. Marjorie Narum, Madison, Wis.; a sister-in-law and
brother-in-law Ferne Melcher and Claytus Melcher, Clear Lake;
a niece, Linda Schipper, Cedar Falls, Iowa; and a nephew,
Mark Melcher, McLean, Va.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Bernice A. Lane
Bernice A. Lane, 97, of Clear Lake, died Friday, Aug.
12, 1994, at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Charles
L. Williams of the First Congregational Church, officiating.
Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Bernice A. Lane was born Aug. 25, 1897, the daughter
of Grant Dutro and Alice (nee) DeRoo Dutro.
She married Roy T. Lane on July 18, 1914, in Clear Lake.
He preceded her in death on June 3, 1936.
Bernice moved from Brooklyn at the age of six to Clear
Lake and she attended Clear Lake schools. She worked as an operator
at the Clear Lake Telephone Company for many years. She was a
cook for several different Clear Lake restaurants. Bernice was
a former member of the Navy Mothers.
Survivors include two sons, Ranse Lane and his wife,
Katie, Clear Lake, and James Lane and his wife, Jane, Mesa, Ariz.;
11 grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband;
one son, Don Lane; one daughter, Marilyn Drew; three grandsons;
and six sisters.
Pallbearers were Bill Lane, Roland Drew, Royce Ann Monson,
Jim Lane, Leslie Nolte, Joleen Thompson, Jim Drew.
