Floy, Duane R.

FLOY, JOHNSON, DEWEERDT

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/26/2013 at 00:31:27

Duane R. Floy, 69, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 6, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with the Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka officiating.
Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Military honors will be by the
Clear Lake VFW. A scriptural wake
service will be held today (Wednesday), Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, followed by K.C. Rosary. Duane was born
Sept. 19, 1928 in rural Forest City, Iowa, the son of John and Pearl (Johnson)
Floy. He attended school in Fertile, Iowa. Following school he served in the
Army during World War II. After the service he moved back to the Clear Lake
area.

Duane drove school bus for Ventura Schools and drove truck for Lau Trucking
Lines in Fertile. He later worked at the Feed Mill in Garner in late fall of
1951 to early spring of 1952. He married Ida DeWeerdt on Nov. 7, 1951 at St.
Boniface Catholic Church, Garner, Iowa. Hen then went to work for Clear Lake
Sand and Gravel. He worked for Cerro Gordo Road Maintenance Department for
over 29 years, retiring in 1991. After his retirement he was the custodian and
handy man for St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

Duane enjoyed working in the garage, helping his neighbors, visiting with
people and the fishing trips to Leach Lake.

He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the American Legion in
Clear Lake.

He is survived by his wife, Ida Floy, Clear Lake; three children, Kathy Kliven
and her husband, Don, Valley City, N.D., Mark Floy and his wife, Pam, LeMars,
Iowa, and Lisa Floy, Clear Lake; two sisters, Roselee Stockseth and her
husband, Merlin, Belmond, Iowa, Vida Sutherland and her husband, Robert,
Sandy, Ore.; and one brother, Lehman Floy and his wife, Shirley, Mesa, Ariz.;
six grandchildren, Tania Kliven, Holly Kliven, Chad Kliven, Ryan Floy, Andrew
Floy and Samantha Floy.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Marlowe Floy; and one
sister, Mavis Stehn.