Lipa, Clarence DeVere 1930 - 2014
LIPA, POLANSKY, CHANDLER, FRENZ, NOVAK, MARVETZ, PRASKA, HOSEK
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/9/2014 at 12:09:27
ELMA - Mass of Christian Burial for Clarence D. Lipa of Elma, Iowa, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Church in Elma with Father Steve Garner officiating. Interment will be held in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 at Conway-Markham Funeral Home in Elma with a 4:30 p.m. Rosary and a 6:30 p.m. Scripture Wake Service to follow. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the funeral mass on Wednesday.
Clarence, 83, died on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Hospice North Iowa in Mason City.
Clarence DeVere Lipa was born Sept. 23, 1930 on the Lipa family farm in rural Elma, Iowa, the son of Frank and Beatrice (Polansky) Lipa. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes School. After receiving his education, Clarence began his farming career with his father on the Lipa family farm. On April 12, 1958, he married Phyllis Chandler at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Ionia. The couple continued to farm until Clarence's retirement in 1988.
He was proud of his Herford herd and his well-trained bulls which he named, Jake. Clarence enjoyed spending time with his family and especially his grandchildren. He was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Clarence is survived by his wife, Phyllis Lipa of Elma; his children: Dean (Sheila) Lipa and Donna (Robert) Frenz, both of Elma; his grandchildren: Krystina, Brianna, Christofer, Scott, Darren, Daniel and Gerald; his great-grandchildren: Dakota and Benton; his sisters: Agnes (Ed) Novak of Elma, Anna Mae (Ray) Marvetz of Riceville, and Cecelia (Ray) Praska of Cresco; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister: Mary (Vince) Hosek.
Source: Cresco Times May 7, 2014
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