LATCH, Clement Rolland "Clem"

LATCH, WILKINS, CAMPBELL, WILDERBUER, BARNES, PANECK, TREES

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/31/2016 at 08:48:14

Obituary ~ Clement Rolland "Clem" Latch
June 24, 1933 ~ December 25, 2006

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

NORTH LIBERTY — Clement R. Latch, 73, of 103 Holiday Lodge Rd., North Liberty, formerly of rural Rockford, died early Monday morning, (Dec. 25, 2006) at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.

A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 28, 2006) at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 305 E. Elm St., Rockwell, with Father Craig E. Steimel presiding. Inurnment will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Rockwell.

A memorial gathering of family and friends will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Sacred Heart School Chapel in Rockwell. A Scripture vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. The memorial gathering will continue one hour prior to services on Thursday at the Sacred Heart school chapel.

Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to the Clement R. Latch Memorial Fund.

Clement Rolland Latch was born June 24, 1933, in Goodell, to Glen and Florence (Wilkens) Latch. He attended and graduated from the Rockwell-Swaledale High School, class of 1951. On Jan. 16, 1954, Clem was united in marriage to Elizabeth “Betty” Campbell at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell. To this union four daughters were born.

Clem was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had lived most of his life in the Rockwell area until moving to North Liberty in February of 2005. Clem farmed and had been employed with the American Crystal Sugar plant until retiring after 22 years of service with the company.

He had a great passion for fishing, especially fishing trips with his family. Clem also enjoyed hunting, playing cards with his card club and passing the time playing games of “500.” He loved caring for his family and took great pride in all he accomplished.

Clem will be best remembered as a man who was compassionate, friendly, witty and very loving, as well as being very dedicated and a hard worker. Clem was spiritual and resourceful. He was active in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell in the years past.

Clem will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

Grateful for having had the privilege of sharing in Clem’s life are his loving and devoted wife of 52 years, Betty Latch, of North Liberty; his four daughters: Connie (Dan) Wilderbuer of Cassville, Mo., Cheryl Latch of Cedar Rapids, Colleen (Paul) Barnes of Sheffield, and Cathy (Matt) Paneck of North Liberty; 12 grandchildren: Travis, Tonya, Ryan, Erica, Jason, Deric, Brandon, Cody, Trent, Lila, Jake and Dallas; six great grandchildren: Colin, Carly, Dominic, Bryson, Devin and Corey; and one brother, Gerald (Judy) Latch of Mason City.

Clem was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Gladys Trees, and one brother, Elroy Latch.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Rockwell, (641) 822-3191.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2016