HADDY, Lorene J.

HADDY, HOPPE, KENNEDY, DICKIRSON, PIERCE

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/4/2013 at 10:28:35

Lorene J. Haddy, 79, 20 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at
the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. A funeral service will be
held 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church,
508 2nd Ave N., Clear Lake, with the Rev. Diana Hoover officiating. Interment
will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the American
Cancer Society or Hospice of North Iowa.

Lorene was born June 6, 1931 in rural Meservey, Iowa, the daughter of Merle
“Red” Louis and Linda (Hoppe) Kennedy. She attended county school and then
later attended Clear Lake High School. She married Jim Dickirson and they moved
to Anaheim, Calif., where she attended beauty school. To this union three
daughters were born, Linda, Diana and Darcy. She later married Dean Pierce, and
they had two sons, Randy and Jeff. They moved back to Clear Lake and started a
catering business. Lorene married Frank Haddy in August 1993. She worked as a
beautician at Nadine’s Beauty Shop, Scissors Salon and the Hair Shanty.

Lorene loved to play cards, sew and quilt. She enjoyed traveling, family
gatherings, especially the 4th of July, and being a “chauffer” to her friends.
She also loved spending time with her friend, Jim, on his deck on Clear Lake.
She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, and volunteered for their events.

Lorene is survived by four children, Diana (Tim) Byington, Clear Lake, Darcy
(Dan) Skellenger, Clear Lake, Randy Pierce, Calif., and Jeff (Amy) Pierce,
Rochester, Minn.; a brother, Lloyd (Sally) Kennedy, Clear Lake; sister, Lucille
Anderson, Clear Lake; 12 grandchildren, Jennifer (Eric) Lamanna, Codie (D.J.)
Roberts, Tyler Byington, Darren (Kristy) Nelson, Nicholas Pierce, Meg Pierce and
Claire Pierce, Ryan Pierce, Kourtney Pierce, Krystle Pierce, Jeremy Skellenger,
Cassie Skellenger; two step-children, Laurie (Gary) Calgaard, Clear Lake, and
Mike (Lisa Van Slyke) Haddy, Houston, Texas; ten great-grandchildren, Anthony
Lamanna, Jake, Dylan and Kayleigh Nelson, Kadence Pierce, Tanner Pierce, Isaac
Thompson, Darien, Dex and Cambree Barker; and special friend, Jim Ransom, Clear
Lake and his children, Mike (Jeanie Ransom) Rochester, Minn. and Sue Harris and
friend, Dudley Merkel, Sedona, Az.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Lorene was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Linda Nelson Smith;
brother, Leonard “Dude” Kennedy; three sisters, Loretta Kennedy, Luella
Marshall, Lois Wilson; grandson, Dustin Nelson; and husband, Frank “Spec” Haddy.