Horlacher, James "Clint" (1905-2003)

HORLACHER, MANNING, SHARP, FABRIZIO, RANDELL

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/22/2010 at 15:53:27

James “Clint” Horlacher - Feb. 26, 1905 - Sept. 13, 2003

James “Clint” Horlacher, age 98, of Storm Lake died Saturday, September 13, 2003, in Pearce/Sunsites, Arizona.

Clint Horlacher was born on February 26, 1905, to James N. and Mary (Manning) Horlacher on the same farm on which he lived his life. He was a graduate of Storm Lake High School and Iowa State College in Ames and was a member of the Chi Phi Faternity. In 1929 he married Mildred Sharp.

Clint was the founding owner and operator of Mellow Dent Hybrid Seed Corn Company, and was a farmer his entire life. He was a member of the Storm Lake United Methodist Church, past president of the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau, a member of the Truesdale Farmers Club, a 32nd-degree Mason, a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and a member of the AbuBekr Shrine Temple.

Survivors include his daughter, Polly and husband Frank Fabrizio of Storm Lake, and a grandson, Clint Randell, of Clover, SC. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Mildred, and a sister, Elizabeth.

A visitation will be held Sunday, September 21, 2003, after 4:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home. The family will be present from 6:00 until 8:00 at the Funeral Home where there will be a Masonic Service held at 7:00 p.m. Condolences may be sent to the family via the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home website.

A memorial fund for the Charles Wm. Leighton, Jr., Hospice, 319 W. Grant, Wilcox, AZ 85643, has been established in Mr. Horlacher’s honor.

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