Dale N. Clapper

Dale N. Clapper, 73, of Clear Lake, IA, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at the First Covenant Church, Hwy 122 at South Ohio, with Rev. Steve Johnson officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Monday, November 17, 2014, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Memorials may be directed to the Dale Clapper memorial fund in care of the family. Dale Norman Clapper was born February 9, 1941, in Mason City, the son of Dallas L. and Ethel Ruth Viola (Prestholt) Clapper. He grew up on a farm north of Clear Lake and graduated from Fertile Consolidated in 1960. On August 26, 1962, he was united in marriage to Janice K. Milton in Manly, IA. Over the years, he worked at various jobs including Clear Lake Bakery driving truck for 13 years and the Cerro Gordo County Secondary Road Department where he graded roads and ran the snow plows for 12 years. He retired in 2006. Dale enjoyed spending time with his family, helping others, hunting (deer and pheasant), antiques, wood working, collecting gas pumps, gardening and sharing his produce with family and friends. He was a member of the First Covenant Church. Dale was a loving person who would do anything for anyone. He will be deeply missed. Dale is survived by his wife of 52 years: Janice Clapper of Clear Lake; 2 children: David Clapper and wife Christine of Clear Lake and Chad Clapper and wife Angela of Clear Lake; son-in-law: Jeffrey Powers of Indian Mound, TN; 7 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; 1 sister: Blanche Schulze of Clear Lake; and his nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a daughter: Denise Powers.

Memorials may be directed to the Dale Clapper memorial fund in care of the family.