Carroll D. ANDERSON

ANDERSON, OLSON, KENNEDY, WADLE, JENSEN, MECHELKE, JOHNSON, COYIER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/17/2011 at 01:54:25

OBITUARY - CARROLL D. ANDERSON

Carroll D. ANDERSON, 86, of 1400 2nd Ave. N., Clear Lake, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Services were held Friday, Feb. 24, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with Richard L. SCOTT Lay Assistant of Zion Lutheran Church officiating. Interment was at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Military honors were by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Family suggests memorials to Zion Lutheran Church or Hospice of North Iowa.

Carroll D. ANDERSON was born June 23, 1919, in Hancock County, rural Garner, Iowa, the son of John G. and Esther (OLSON) ANDERSON. Carroll graduated from Ventura High School in 1936. On Nov. 18, 1939 Carroll married Lucille KENNEDY on his family farm.

He entered the US Navy during WWII and was a Pharmacy Tech 2nd Class.

Following service Carroll returned to Clear Lake and was involved in construction and later managed the Surf Ballroom for 17 years, which was during the time of the Buddy HOLLY accident. He owned and operated Carroll's Cafe in Clear Lake for about seven years and then returned to carpenter work.

He was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of fame.

He enjoyed hunting, trapping and spending time in Canada at Pine Pointe Resort fishing and working on the cabins.

Carroll was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, a long time member of the Clear Lake Noon Lions Club and a former Clear Lake City Councilman.

Carroll is survived by his wife, Lucille ANDERSON of Clear Lake; two children, Thomas R. (Rozanne) ANDERSON of Jim Falls, Wis., and Shelley K. (Rory) WADLE of Ankeny, Iowa; two brothers, Edward (Betty) ANDERSON of Clear Lake and Larry (Pat) ANDERSON of Spencer, Iowa; two sisters, Phyllis (Jerry) JENSEN of Clear Lake and Lois (Everett) HANSON of Mason City; sister-in-law, Pat ANDERSON, of Clear Lake; three grandchildren, Jon (Lynda) ANDERSON of Muskego, Wis., Kathryn (Mark) MECHELKE of Sartell, Minn. and Jessica (Darrell) JOHNSON of Fargo, N.D.; six great-grandchildren, Tommy ANDERSON, Sarah ANDERSON, Megan MECHELKE, Callahan MECHELKE, Dylan JOHNSON and Delaney JOHNSON.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert "Bing" ANDERSON; sister, Maurine COYIER and her husband, Harley.

Ward-Van-Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker