Howard, Clara H. (1916-2015)

HOWARD, FUGETT, CASSIDY, LARSON, ZEBEDEE, RAMIREZ, THORSEN

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/24/2015 at 14:27:25

Clara H. Howard
September 10, 1916 - January 2, 2015

Clara H. Howard, age 98, of Marathon, Iowa, died on Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City.

Clara Harmon Howard, a daughter of Lester and Jeanette (Cassidy) Fugett, was born in Eagle Grove, Iowa, on September 10, 1916. She spent most of her childhood years in West Liberty, Kentucky, where she became a member of the Christian Church. After graduating from Morgan County High School, she moved to Iowa where she had relatives and worked in restaurants. She, eventually, moved to Marathon, Iowa, where she had an aunt. She found an apartment and started working at a restaurant in Marathon.

Clara met Alan Howard while residing in Marathon. She married him on October 24, 1940. Their union was blessed with two children: Ronnie Lee, in 1942, and Carolyn Ann, in 1946. Clara lived most of her life in Marathon. She and Alan would have celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on October 24, 1990. Alan, however, died in July of that year. Clara worked for twenty-one years at the Farmers Coop in Marathon. Her special interests included baking, crocheting, playing cards, and reading. A faithful member of the Marathon United Methodist Church, she also belonged to the Marathon Eastern Star and later to the Sioux Rapids Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She held the office of Worthy Matron and served in the Eastern Star organization for more than fifty years.

Clara’s life is honored and celebrated by her family which includes her son: Ron, of Phoenix, Arizona; her daughter, Carolyn, and her husband, Morris Larson, of Albert City, Iowa; her grandchildren: Lori (Randy) Zebedee, of Spencer, Iowa, Mark Larson, and an adopted grandson, Raul Ramirez, of Victorville, California, Matt Howard, and special friend, Wendy Cherrington, of Westminster, Colorado, and Kathy (Randy) Thorsen, of Westminster, Colorado; six great grandchildren; a half-sister, Shirley, and her husband, John; two half-brothers, Daniel, and his wife, Verda, and Johnny, and his wife, Kathy, all of Ohio; along with many nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Marathon. Burial will follow in the Poland Township Cemetery in Marathon. Visitation with the family present will take place on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements.

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