MILLIS, Clarence A. 1907-2002

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MILLIS, Clarence A. 1907-2002

MILLIS, SCHOPPERS, JACOBSEN, FERGUSON, RUFFRIDGE

Posted By: Karen L. Robertson (email)
Date: 1/22/2012 at 14:10:07

Clarence Albert Millis, 95, of Northwood, Iowa died Monday July 8, 2002 at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa. He has been a resident of the Northwood Retirement Home since February of 2002. Family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society.
He was born May 30, 1907 to Harry Frances Millis and Laura Cordella Ferguson in Monatau County, Missouri. In 1918 they moved to area near Fort Dodge, Iowa. In 1922 they moved to Worth County, Iowa. Clarence attended country school through the eighth grade.
On December 14, 1933 Clarence married Ruth Elizabeth Ruffridge in Mason City, Iowa. They made their home with his parents near Bolan, Iowa, helping on the farm until 1944 when they moved to Mitchell County, Iowa to a truck farm owned by C.C. Hansen. He was a foreman there for thirty years. In 1972 Clarence and Ruth moved to an acreage north of Mona, Iowa. He continued to raise vegetables for farmers market. Sometime in the late 80's or early 90's he retired. He and Ruth moved to Northwod, Iowa and lived in the Viking Manor South until Feburary, 2002.
He is survived by his wife Ruth Millis, Northwood, Iowa; two daugahters Shirley Schoppers, Harmony, Minnesota and Sherry Jacobsen, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota; eight grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren; one sister Pearl Plath and her husband Cecil, Bolan, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Riley and Irving Millis; one sister Dorothy Taylor; son in law Keith Schoppers and four nieces.

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Obituary: Clarence Albert Millis, 95, of Northwood, Iowa died Monday July 8, 2002 at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa. He has been a resident of the Northwood Retirement Home since February of 2002. Family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society. He was born May 30, 1907 to Harry Frances Millis and Laura Cordella Ferguson in Monatau County, Missouri. In 1918 they moved to area near Fort Dodge, Iowa. In 1922 they moved to Worth County, Iowa. Clarence attended country school through the eighth grade. On December 14, 1933 Clarence married Ruth Elizabeth Ruffridge in Mason City, Iowa. They made their home with his parents near Bolan, Iowa, helping on the farm until 1944 when they moved to Mitchell County, Iowa to a truck farm owned by C.C. Hansen. He was a foreman there for thirty years. In 1972 Clarence and Ruth moved to an acreage north of Mona, Iowa. He continued to raise vegetables for farmers market. Sometime in the late 80's or early 90's he retired. He and Ruth moved to Northwod, Iowa and lived in the Viking Manor South until Feburary, 2002. He is survived by his wife Ruth Millis, Northwood, Iowa; two daugahters Shirley Schoppers, Harmony, Minnesota and Sherry Jacobsen, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota; eight grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren; one sister Pearl Plath and her husband Cecil, Bolan, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Riley and Irving Millis; one sister Dorothy Taylor; son in law Keith Schoppers and four nieces.
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