Branstad, Clifford (1924-2014)
BRANSTAD, SIEKMEIER, BURNHAM, LEHMAN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/19/2014 at 15:30:03
Clifford Branstad
April 23, 1924 - November 10, 2014Clifford Branstad, 90, of Thompson, died on November 10, 2014, at the Lake Mills Care Center, Lake Mills, Iowa.
Clifford was born in Newton Township, Winnebago County, on April 23, 1924, a son of Philip A. G. and Lydia (Siekmeier) Branstad. He attended local schools and graduated from Thompson High School. He married Grace Martin of Northwood, Iowa. Five children were born to this union, Jean, Janet, Philip, Michael, and James.
He entered the Air force in 1943, flying forty-one bombing missions over Germany, North Africa, and Italy, after which he flew himself back to the United States. After his discharge, he attended and graduated from the University of Iowa. He started farming in the Thompson area in 1951. He, also, served eighteen years in the Iowa Legislature.
Clifford is survived by wife, Grace Branstad; his children, Jean (Gary), of Thompson, Michael (Hannele), of Forest City, Philip (Petra), of Mountain Home, Idaho, and James (Kimberly), of Keota; his brothers, Don (Verneil), of Minneapolis, Glenn, of Bensonville, Illinois; and his brother-in-law, Francis Burnham, of Forest City; as well as eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Janet; his brother, Paul; and his sisters, Doris Lehman, Lorraine Branstad, and Julie Burnham.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Thompson, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, November 13, 2014, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Thompson, Iowa, with Pastor Lynn Noel officiating. A private family burial at Rose Hill Cemetery with military rites by the Leland V.F.W. #6161 will follow the service. The family requests that memorials be given to a charity of the donor's choice.
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