KILBY, Clement Leroy 1924-2013

KILBY, LARRABEE, FREIBERG

Posted By: COUNTY COORDINATOR
Date: 11/27/2013 at 01:14:51

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CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Clement "Clem" L. Kilby, 89, of Charles City, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Pastor Jane Keel from Messiah Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday.

The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 11/27/2013
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Clement "Clem" Kilby

Birth: February 8, 1924
Death: November 25, 2013

Service: Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., Hauser Funeral Home.

Clement "Clem" L. Kilby, 89, of Charles City, died Monday, November 25, 2013, surrounded by his loving family at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

Funeral services for Clem Kilby will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Pastor Jane Keel from Messiah Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday.

Clement LeRoy Kilby was born February 8, 1924 in New Hampton, Iowa, the son of Harry James and Cecelia Katherine (Larrabee) Kilby. He was raised and educated in Charles City, graduating from Charles City High School.

Clem joined the Navy on July 12, 1943 and proudly served his country during World War II aboard the USS Wichita before his honorable discharge on December 12, 1945. On July 15, 1943, he was united in marriage to Mavis Cecile Freiberg at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City. The couple made their home in Charles City where they raised their family. He was employed at Hawkeye Vulcanizing Co. and as a machinist at White Farm Equipment Co. throughout his working career. Clem was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was a lifetime member of the VFW, a member of UAW Local 1315 where he served as Financial Secretary for 30 years along with other offices, Oliver Management Club, Moose Lodge, American Legion and two camping groups: Good Sam's - Happy Sam's and Wigwam & Wagon.

Living family members include his wife of 70 years, Mavis of Charles City; two daughters: Sharon Friedrich and Vicki (Alvin) Fisher all of Charles City; grandchildren: Jacqueline (Ron) Reis, Stacey Friedrich, Jodette Friedrich, Corey Fisher and Melinda Fisher; great-grandchildren: Devin and Alana Friedrich and Hailey and Trevor (Fisher) Caster; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Cecelia Kilby; two brothers, Edward and Raymond Kilby; and two sisters, Margaret Underwood and Mildred Drahe.

Source: Hauser Funeral Home website