Clifton G. "Cliff" Prange (1921-2012)

PRANGE, DAHLE, ST JOHN

Posted By: Mark Christitan
Date: 11/18/2012 at 16:50:00

From Adams & Soderstrum Funeral Home obituary, Story County, Iowa:

Clifton G. Prange

BORN: November 15, 1921
DIED: October 20, 2012
LOCATION: Ames, Iowa

Clifton G. "Cliff" Prange was born on November 15, 1921, in Butler County, Iowa to Fred and Alma Prange. After completing the 8th grade, he worked on the farm for his father. He entered the United States Army on October 15, 1942 and served during World War II in the Pacific Theatre as a Technician 3rd Grade, Combat Engineer. He was Honorably Discharged in November of 1945. After returning from the war, Cliff worked in automobile mechanical repair and helped his parents on the family farm until 1955.

On April 29, 1955, he married Darline Dahle at North Prairie Lutheran Church in Lanesboro, Minnesota. They resided in Mason City, Iowa, where Cliff started his career in refrigeration installation and repair with James Refrigeration. In 1965, they moved to Ames were Cliff took a position with Iowa State University in the Environmental Systems Department as a Refrigeration Technician. He retired from Iowa State in 1986.

Cliff enjoyed traveling with his family, with countless camping trips throughout the country. He was a regular attendee of the Indianapolis 500. He and his wife traveled also to Europe and Hawaii. Cliff hunted as a youth, and later fancied himself as an amateur horticulturalist, evidenced by his pride in his roses, vegetable gardening, and lawn and tree care. He also loved training his German Shepherds.

He was a long-time fan of Iowa State athletics, and served as an usher for Cyclone football, basketball, wrestling and many other events at the Iowa State Center. He was a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church since 1965 and served as an usher/greeter there for many years. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society. Before and after retirement, Cliff was called on by friends and others for their refrigeration and air conditioning repair needs.

Cliff died on October 20, 2012, at home surrounded by his family, of complications from renal failure at 90 years of age.

He is survived by his wife, Darline; one daughter, Charla, of Ames; two sons, Keith of Ames and Gary of Yuma, Arizona; one granddaughter, Chloe; one sister Lorene St. John of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers Raymond, Clarence and Harlan.

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