Prestholt, Jack Norman Sr. 1932 - 2003

PRESTHOLT, BELL, MACK

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/20/2013 at 23:16:50

JACK NORMAN PRESTHOLT SR.
CLEAR LAKE - Jack Norman Prestholt Sr., 70, 13957 Grouse Ave., Clear Lake, died Wednesday (Jan. 29, 2003) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the United Methodist Church, 508 Second Ave. N., Clear Lake, with the Rev. Jan Burnett officiating. Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery with military honors by the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.
Memorials may be given Hospice of North Iowa and the North Iowa Cancer Center.
Jack Norman Prestholt Sr. was born on June 9, 1932, at Mercy Hospital in Mason City to Clarence "Casey" and Mable Elsie (Mack) Prestholt. Jack graduated from the Clear Lake High School in 1950.
He was drafted into the Army and served from 1953-1955 during the Korean War. After his time of service, Jack returned to Clear Lake where he farmed on his father's farm and was employed by the Great Lake Pipeline in Clear Lake and the Farmers Grain Dealers Association in Mason City.
Jack was a gentle man who married his high school sweetheart and best friend, Shirley Mae Bell, on Feb. 23, 1952, at the First Congregational Church, Clear Lake. They were to celebrate 51 years of marriage this month. Their marriage was blessed with four children, ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Jack enjoyed trap shooting, football, boxing, animals, cruising the car lots, and when he was younger, he was an avid water-skier. Jack taught waterskiing lessons for many years and was often the first skier on Clear Lake each spring. Jack, along with two other friends, built the first ski jump on Clear Lake.
You knew you were special to Jack when he would give you a nickname, tickle or poke you or joke around and grin.
Jack was a member of the Clear Lake Antiques Association.
For the last 15 years, Jack joined Shirley in their lifelong hobby of collecting and selling antiques at Antique Alley in Clear Lake, which has been open for 25 years.
Jack is survived by his wife, Shirley Prestholt, of Clear Lake; one son, Jack Prestholt Jr. and his wife, Betty, of Mason City; two daughters, Jill Scharper and her husband, Kevin, of Forest City, and Julie Gobeli and her husband, Tracey, of Mason City; nine grandchildren, Aaron, James and Derek Prestholt and his wife, Dawn, Haleigh, Carly, Riley and Russell Scharper and Abbie and Catherine Gobeli; and four great-grandchildren, D.J., Devon, Drew and Delanie Prestholt. He will be missed by family and numerous friends and acquaintances.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Russell; and an infant granddaughter, Anna Noel Gobeli.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.