Lorene J. (Kennedy) DICKIRSON PIERCE HADDY

KENNEDY, HOPPE, HADDY, DICKIRSON, PIERCE, BYINGTON, SKELLENGER, ANDERSON, LAMANNA, NELSON, CALGAARD, VAN SLYKE, THOMPSON, BARKER, RANSOM, HARRIS, MERKEL, SMITH, NEIL, MARSHALL, WILSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/11/2011 at 15:39:37

June 6, 1931 - April 15, 2011

Clear Lake, IA -- Lorene J. Haddy, 79, 20 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, IA. A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave N., Clear Lake, IA, with Rev. Diana Hoover officiating. Interment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, 4:30 – 7:30 PM at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of North Iowa.

Lorene was born June 6, 1931 in rural Meservey, IA, the daughter of Merle “Red” Louis and Lydia (Hoppe) Kennedy. She attended county school and then later attended Clear Lake High School. She married Jim Dickirson and they moved to Anaheim, CA, where she attended beauty school. To this union three daughters were born, Linda, Diana and Darcy. She later married Dean Pierce, and they had two sons, Randy and Jeff. They moved back to Clear Lake and started a catering business. Lorene married Frank Haddy Aug, 1993. She worked as a beautician at Nadine’s Beauty Shop, Scissors Salon and the Hair Shanty. Lorene loved to play cards, sew and quilt. She enjoyed traveling, family gatherings, especially at the 4th of July, and being a “chauffer” to her friends. She also loved spending time with her friend Jim on his deck on Clear Lake. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, and volunteered for their events.

Lorene is survived by four children Diana (Tim) Byington, Clear Lake, IA, Darcy (Dan) Skellenger, Clear Lake, IA, Randy Pierce, CA, and Jeff (Amy) Pierce, Rochester, MN; brother Lloyd (Sally) Kennedy, Clear Lake, IA and sister Lucille Anderson. Clear Lake, IA; twelve grandchildren Jennifer (Eric) Lamanna, Codie (D.J.) Roberts, Tyler Byington, Darren (Kristy) Nelson, Nicholas Pierce, Meg Pierce and Claire Pierce, Ryan Pierce, Kourtney Pierce, Krystle Pierce, Jeremy Skellenger, Cassie Skellenger; two step children Laurie (Gary) Calgaard, Clear Lake, IA and Mike (Lisa Van Slyke) Haddy, Houston, TX; ten great grandchildren Anthony Lamanna, Jake, Dylan and Kayleigh Nelson, Kadence Pierce, Tanner Pierce, Isaac Thompson, Darien, Dex and Cambree Barker; and special friend Jim Ransom, Clear Lake and his children Mike (Jeanie Ransom) Rochester, MN and Sue Harris and friend Dudley Merkel, Sedona, AZ.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Lorene was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Linda Nelson Smith, brother Leonard “Dude” Kennedy, three sisters Loretta Neil, Luella Marshall, Lois Wilson; grandson Dustin Nelson and husband Frank “Spec” Haddy. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA

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