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Virginia Graham White Zinn
Virginia Graham White, 76, Robbinsdale, Minn., died Thursday, July
13, 1995, at her home.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 28, at Hennepin Avenue
United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, Minn. Inurnment will be held Oct.
6, 1995, at West Point, Ill.
Virginia was born Oct. 6, 1918, at her parent's home one mile
south of Bowen, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. White.
After graduating from Bowen High School, she attended what is now
Western Illinois State University at Macomb.
On Feb. 19, 1939 she married Robert Zinn at Bowen Methodist
Church. She followed the example of her parents and was always actively
involved in the life of the Methodist Church. While residing in Clear Lake,
she was a youth counselor for several years. In addition to a busy
schedule with the youth, she found time to be an active member of the
Women's Society. It was at Clear Lake that she was awarded a life
membership in the Women's Society. Outside the church she was busily
engaged in Beta Sigma Phi.
After moving to Minneapolis in June 1962, Virginia and Bob joined
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. Here they worked with the
youth, assisted with the serving of community meals, and actively
participated in the Double Club. Virginia was a sponsor of the university
of Minnesota chapter of Kappa Phi Club;. She was employed by Fanny
Farmer for 18 years where she was a sales clerk and later store manager.
She is survived by her husband, Robert; a daughter, Patricia
Wentworth, Austin, Texas; a son, Harry C. Zinn and wife, Lynn, Ft. Collins,
Colo.; four grandchildren, Aaron E. Wentworth, Nathan B. Wentworth,
David G. Zinn, and Catherine Ann Zinn; two sisters, Ruth Maurer,
Bloomington, Ill., Joan Eggert, Mankato, Minn.; a brother, Earl Granville
White, Titusville, Fla., and an aunt, Velma Williamson, Morton, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Katherine.
Evelyn Blanche Grant (nee) Wallace
Evelyn Blanche Grant, 99, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, July 30,
1995, at Heritage Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen of Zion Lutheran
Church, officiating. Burial was in Allegheny County Memorial Park
Cemetery, Allison Park, Penn.
Evelyn Blanche Grant was born May 25, 1896 in Sewicley Heights,
Penn., the daughter of David Wallace and
Margaret Anne Wallace (nee) McCoy. She attended schools in Sewicley
and Commercial College in Pittsburgh, Penn., and then worked at
Crucible Steel Company for five years.
On June 23, 1920, she married James D. Grant. To this union one
daughter, Isobel was born. In 1949 the family moved to North Hills Area
where she lived until her husband passed away in 1957. In 1959, she
moved to Beatrice, Neb., where she was active in the St. John's
Lutheran Church and was active in the Guild and Auxiliary of the
Lutheran Hospital where she did volunteer work in the geriatric ward and
gift shop. She then moved to Clear Lake with her daughter, Mrs. Don
(Isobel) Boyer and cared for her until her death in 1976. She loved music
and flowers.
She is survived by several nieces and many close friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; daughter;
one grandson; four brothers; and four sisters; and many nieces.
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Gerald Emerson Curphy
Gerald Emerson Curphy, 95, of Mason City, died Sunday, Aug. 6,
1995 at I.O.O.F. Home, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday), Aug. 9, at the
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with the
Pastor Charles Williams of the Clear Lake Congregational Church
officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.
Gerald was born Jan. 5, 1900, in Montour, Iowa, the son of
Walter W. Curphy and Florence Luella (nee) Curtis.
On Dec. 27, 1919, he married Myrtle Roberts in Des Moines.
Gerald grew up in Montour and graduated from Montour High
School and attended Capitol City Community College. He worked at the
Des Moines National Bank and Peoples Savings Bank, Des Moines.
Gerald owned and operated Curphy Auto Supply in Clear Lake for 50
years until retiring and moving to Arkansas with his wife and Joe Grady.
They returned to Clear Lake and he sold Mason Shoes until 1984 when he
moved into the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.
He was a member of the Clear Lake Congregational Church, a 65
member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge, a 60 year member of the Masons, and a 50
year member of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers;
and two sisters.
Steve Sheldon Clark
Steve Sheldon Clark, 90, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 3,
1995, at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 7, at the United
Methodist Church in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred Lewis officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
The family suggests memorials in his name.
Steve Sheldon was born March 20, 1905, in Clear Lake, the son of
Thaddeus Sheldon Clark and Jennie Hammond Clark. He attended Grant
Township School and later went to work for the Matt Olson Grocery Store
in Clear Lake. His other business experiences included starting a
restaurant across from City Park in Clear Lake and working for a Mason
City cleaners.
On March 23, 1927 he married Myrna Erickson in Hampton, Iowa.
The couple moved to Gary, Ind., where they were in the restaurant and
grocery business. They returned to Clear Lake in 1947 and operated
Clark's Sport and Hobby Shop. He continued in the business until
retirement in 1971.
His hobbies included skeet shooting and attending gun shows. He
loved the out-of doors, hunting, fishing and boating on Clear Lake. He
was very fond of his dog.
Steve was a member of the Clear Lake United Methodist Church
and a lifelong member of the National Rifleman Association.
He is survived by his wife, Myrna, Clear Lake; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Frank Clark; a
sister, Fern Richard; two step-brothers; and three step-sisters.
Sharon D. Sammis (nee) Deets
Sharon D. Sammis, 52, of Nora Springs, died Thursday, Aug. 3,
1995. Her body was cremated. There was no visitation or services held.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Cousteau Society, in memory of
Sharon D. Sammis.
Sharon was born Aug. 12, 1942, in Nora Springs, the daughter of
Ward W. Deets and Saddie E. Deets (nee) Young. She was married to
George Sammis in 1963.
Sharon grew up in Clear Lake and graduated from Clear Lake High
School in 1960. She lived for short periods of time in Kansas City, Kans.,
and New York City, N.Y., before returning to the Clear Lake area in 1968.
Sharon was a stockholder and handled export sales for Mach III,
Mason City, for 25 years until retiring in 1992. After retirement she stayed
on the board of directors as a consultant. She was an avid reader and a
world-wide traveler. She enjoyed raising American Saddlebread horses.
She was a member of American Saddlebread Association, the
Cousteau Society, and the Confederate Air Force of America.
She is survived by her mother, Sadie Deets, Clear Lake; one son,
T.R. Sammis II, Saipan; three brothers, Douglas Deets and his wife,
Sarah and their children, Mitch and Jill, Rochester, Minn., Jeffrey Deets
and his wife, Ellen, and their children, Dan and Sarah, Burchinal, and
Mike Deets and his wife, Betsy, and their children, Matt, Michelle,
and Nathan, Clear Lake; one sister, Carolyne Hudson and her husband,
Wayne, Oakland, Calif.; a special aunt, June Carr, Clear Lake;
and numerous other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her father, Ward Deets; and her
parents-in-law, Ted and Thelma Sammis.
Cathy Jo "Coke" Paulson (nee) Madsen
Cathy Jo Coke Paulson, 45, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Aug. 1,
1995, at her home.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 4, at Galilean Lutheran
Church, Highway 18 West, with the Pastor John Beck officiating. Burial
was in Clear Lake Cemetery.
Cathy Jo was born May 3, 1950, in Charles City, the daughter of
Wesley Madsen and Shirley Sutton Madsen. Coke grew up in Charles
City and graduated from Charles City High School in 1968. She attended North
Iowa Area Community College and graduated from Mason City School of
Cosmetology.
Coke worked in Forest City and Clear Lake as a hairdresser. In
recent years she was the volunteer coordinator for Galilean Lutheran
Church, Clear Lake, and also attended NIACC. Coke was interested in the
arts and painting. She enjoyed crafts, playing cards and reading. She
loved spending time with family and friends.
Cathy was a member of Galilean Lutheran Church and Galilean
Lutheran Church Diners Club and various clubs.
She is survived by two sons, Eric Paulson, Tempe, Ariz., and
Bret Paulson, Clear Lake; her parents, Wesley and Shirley Madsen, Charles
City; three brothers, Greg Madsen and his wife Beth, Hopkins, Minn.,
Doug Madsen and his wife, Mary Jane, Waverly, and Rob Madsen and his
wife, Gayle, Littleton, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews; and
numerous special friends.
