Clarence Albert Mitchell 1903-1972

MITCHELL, ROEHLER, CLABAUGH, SCHMIDTKE, SHAFFER, STINEHART, HUNT, DIXON, KOERTZ, MOELLER, LAUE, THEISSE, FRITZ, BEHRENS, BARNETT, MILOW, FISHER, BARNETT

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 1/7/2012 at 23:42:19

Clarence Mitchell Funeral Monday
Clarence Albert Mitchell, 68, Estherville, died at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 8, 1972, at his home after suffering a heart attack.

He was born April 27, 1903, in Hardin county, Iowa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell. He attended Hardin county schools.

He was married to Anna Roehler Oct. 14 at Rock Rapids and he spent most of his life in the Estherville area. He was employed at John Morrell and Co. until he retired in May, 1968.

He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran church of Estherville, having been baptized and confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church of Martin County, Minn.

Surviving are his widow, four sons, Melvin Mitchell of Rochester, Minn.,Merton Roehler of Grove City, Minn., Ronald Roehler of Estherville and Clarence Mitchell Jr. of Early; five daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Clabaugh, Mrs. Elmer (Leona) Schmidtke, Mrs. Willis (Lois) Shaffer, Mrs. JoAnn Stinehart and Mrs. Larry (Jean) Stinehart, all of Estherville; 30 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are five brothers, Earnest, Marathon; Roy, Des Moines; Jesse, Marshalltown; Leonard, Waterloo; Leo, Estherville; and two sisters, Mrs. Maribel Hunt, Dodge Center, Minn., and Mrs. Lyle Dixon, Marshalltown.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Estherville with the Rev. Ronald Flentgen officiating. Burial was in East Side cemetery. Reese-Henry Funeral Home at Estherville was in charge of arrangements. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, January 10, 1972)

Relatives Here for Clarence Mitchell Rites
Out-of-town relatives attending the funeral of Clarence Mitchell were Mr. and Mrs. Merton Roehler, Grove City, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mitchell and Kristie, Early; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Mitchell, Marathon; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mitchell, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Jess Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mitchell, Marshalltown; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mitchell, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mitchell and Becky, Mrs. Maribell Mitchell, Eldon Mitchell, Dodge Center, Minn.; Mrs. Arthur Koertz, Mrs. Mary Moeller, Northrop, Minn.; Gordon Moeller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laue, Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Laue, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Laue, Erwin Laue, Martin Laue, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Theisse, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Theisse, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Fritz, Fairmont; Vernon Behrens, Delevan, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Schultze, Homer Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Milow, Mrs. Hazel Barnett, Ceylon, Minn.; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fisher, Armstrong. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, January 14, 1972)