Clara LaVonne (Satterlee) JURY

JURY, SATTERLEE, ROSENTHAL, LOOSEMORE, BRUNNER, MILLER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/4/2008 at 18:20:00

26 August 1913 -- 19 October 2003

MASON CITY — Clara L. Jury, 90, formerly of 539 17th St. S.E., died Sunday evening (Oct. 19, 2003) at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City, where she had been a resident for nearly four years. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fullerton Funeral Home Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Dows. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Those wishing to extend memorials may direct them to Good Shepherd Health Center, 302 Second St. N.E., Mason City, IA 50401.

Clara LaVonne Jury was born Aug. 26, 1913, in Dows. She was the only child born to Harrison E. and Jennie M. (Rosenthal) Satterlee. Clara excelled in her academics and was a member of the basketball team while in high school. She graduated from Dows High School in 1931. Clara became a purchasing agent for Century Engineering in Cedar Rapids during World War II. On June 2, 1934, Clara was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, John H. “Jack” Jury. She was employed for several years at the Farmer’s State Bank in Dows as a cashier. Clara became the bookkeeper for her husband when the two of them purchased their own business, Jury Garage in Rockford, where they specialized in servicing Ford automobiles. They sold the business in 1966. They lived for a short time in Arkansas and Oklahoma, eventually moving to a lake home in Clear Lake.

Clara and Jack treasured their time together. They favored being outdoors, camping, fishing and hunting in Canada and Minnesota. Some of Clara’s favorite leisure activities include her love for reading, especially “Reader’s Digests”, cheering for the Iowa Hawkeyes and listening to big band and polka music. Her family claim her to have been a very private and organized lady.

Clara is survived by four cousins, Glenavon Loosemore of Spokane, Wash., Norma Brunner of Prairie City, Wayne Miller of Newton, and Wendell Miller of Runnells. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack, in January of 1985; and her parents, Harrison and Jennie. Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services

Mason City Globe Gazette, IA
October 22, 2003