GARDALEN, Leo O.

GARDALEN, ANDERSON, MARTIN, JOHNSON, MONSON

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/23/2013 at 12:56:22

Leo O. Gardalen, 81, of Clear Lake, died Monday, May 2, 2005 at Mercy Medical
Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m.,
Thursday, May 5, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St., Clear Lake with the
Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Interment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery with
Military Honors by the Clear Lake VFW. Visitation will be held 5 - 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, May 4, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St. Clear
Lake. Memorials may be made to the Leo O. Gardalen Memorial Fund.

Leo was born Oct. 3, 1923 the son of Oliver and Anna (Anderson) Gardalen, in
rural Dows, Iowa. Following graduation from Popejoy High School in 1941, Leo
farmed with his family. Leo was united in marriage to Esther Martin, July 7,
1945 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. Leo served in the US Army
during WWII in the C.I.C. Following the service he moved to rural Dows and farmed
the family farm. They moved to a farm south of Ventura in 1956 and farmed there
for 22 years then moved to another farm north of Ventura. They retired in 1998
and moved to Clear Lake.

Leo enjoyed being outdoors, gardening, doing yard work, his cats, fishing and
going to coffee at the Lake Stop. Leo was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and
the Clear Lake VFW.

Leo is survived by his wife, Esther Gardalen of Clear Lake; three children,
Marlyn Gardalen and his wife, Mary, of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, Marlys Johnson of
Northwood, Iowa and Marcia Monson of Clear Lake; two brothers, Harley Gardalen
of Popejoy and Lloyd Gardalen and his wife, Leona, of Broomfield, Colo.; seven
grandchildren, Ross and Ryan Gaetzke, Abby and Mark Gardalen, Jennifer Johnson,
Cristina and Cortney Monson.

Leo was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Selma Erickson and Edna
Hartkopp; three brothers, Lester, Donald and Floyd Gardalen; granddaughter,
Teresa Gardalen and son-in-law, Mark Monson.