182. Carl Lind Clement
Obituary: Carl L. Clement
Carl Lind Clement, 78, of Rt. 2, Newton, a resident of the Newton area for approximately 45 years (wrong), died this morning, Aug. 7, at the Jasper County Care Facility, southeast of Newton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Reese Chapel. The Rev. Garold Quick of the Metz Community Church and the Rev. Harold Den Hartog of Pella will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Thursday. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials to the Metz Church or the physical therapy department at the Jasper County Care Facility will be accepted.
Survivors are his wife, Marvel; two daughters, Caroline (Mrs. Ed) Rasmussen of Grinnell and Janice (Mrs. Jerry) Butler of Newton; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are a brother, Leland "Tag" Clement of Newton; and a sister, Elda (Mrs. John) Rorabaugh of Colfax.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter.
Mr. Clement, a member of the Metz Community Church, Sugar Grove Grange and Iowa Horseshoe Pitching Association, had played baseball for many years for Metz, and was on the church board for many years.
A farmer and retired Farm Bureau Insurance employee, Mr. Clement was active in Republican politics.
The son of Homer and Carrie Lind Clement, he was born Jan 13, 1913 in Metz. He was married to Marvel Hitchler June 22, 1937 in Metz.- Newton Daily News, Aug 7, 1991
Obituary: Leland Clement
Leland Clement: Leland "Tag" Clement, 84, of Careage of Newton, formerly of the Metz area, died from complications of Alzheimer's Disease on Wednesday, May 2.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Newton. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
Reese Funeral Home in Newton is handling arrangements.
Friends may call Friday after 1 p.m. at the funeral home where family will be present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorials will be accepted to Newton Schools Athletic Department.
The son of Homer H. and Carrie Lind Clement, he was born Sept. 16, 1916 in Newton. He graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1933 and farmed in the Metz area all his life. On August 15, 1943, he married Irene Ballard of Monroe. He later married Arlene Edwards of Washington on June 12, 1989.
Mr. Clement was a member of the Jasper County Farm Bureau, Sugar Grove Grange, American Angus Association, was very active as a 4-H leader for many years and was involved in many agricultural organizations.
Survivors include his wife, Arlene; six sons, Conrad of Cresco, Larry of Fort Dodge, Bruce of Des Moines, Stan of Newton, Dave of Ottumwa and Brad of Marshalltown; a daughter, Carmen Henderson of Odenville, Ala.; a sister, Elda Rorabaugh of Colfax; 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Irene, and a brother. ~ Newton Daily News, May 3, 2001
Obituary: Leland Clement=============================
Newton - Leland "Tag" Clement, 84, of Newton died of complications of Alzheimer's disease Wednesday at Careage of Newton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Newton, with burial at Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton.Mr. Clement was born in Newton and had lived in the Metz area most of his life before returning to Newton in 1999. He was a farmer, a member of Jasper County Farm Bureau, Sugar Grove Grange, American Angus Association, and was active as a 4-H Club leader and in many agricultural organizations.
He is survived by his wife, Arlene of Washington; six sons, Conrad of Cresco, Larry of Fort Dodge, Bruce of Des Moines, Stan of Newton, Dave of Ottumwa and Brad of Marshalltown; a daughter, Carmen Henderson of Odenville, Ala.; a sister, Elda Rorabaugh of Colfax; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Irene.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. today at Reese Funeral Home in Newton, where the family will be present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Newton High School Athletic Department. ~The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, May 4, 2001
Obituary: Irene Clement
Shelbyville, KY. Irene Clement, 62, of Shelbyville, Ky., a former longtime resident of Jasper County, died Monday afternoon at a Louisville, Ky. Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Newton.
The Rev. Steven Williams, associate pastor of the church, and the Rev. Harold Den Hartog, pastor of the Metz Community Church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Reese Funeral Home after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial Contributions to the Peck Child Care Center or Progress Industries will be accepted.
Survivors include her husband, Leland; six sons, Conrad of Grand Meadow, Minn., Larry of Fort Dodge, Bruce of Des Moines, San of Newton, Dave of Ottumwa and Brad of Marshalltown; a daughter Carmen (Mrs. Timothy) Henderson of Simpsonville, Ky.; and 16 grandchildren.
Also surviving are five sisters, Gladys Platt of Indianola, Freda Clark of Runnells, Darlene Karr of Monroe, Anne Barrons of Canyon Lake, Tex., and Donna Ballard of Columbia, Md.; and her mother, Anna Ballard of Newton.
She was preceded in death by her father and an infant brother.
Mrs. Clement, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Newton and former member of the Sugar Grove Grange, had been employed in the Newton Schools, Peck Child Care Center and Progress Industries, all of Newton, and Childtown Day Care Center in Shelbyville, Ky.
The daughter of Berlin and Anna Smith Ballard, she was born Feb 5, 1924 in Swan and graduated from Monroe Community highSchool, She was married Aug 15, 1943 in Monroe. Newton Daily News, October 21, 1986
John O. Rorabaugh
Funeral services for John Orland Rorabaugh, 87, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 31 (today) at the Colfax United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jill Flyr, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Burial will be at the Rorabaugh Cemetery.
Mr. Rorabaugh died Monday October 28, 1996, at Skiff Medical Center of a heart ailment.
A lifetime farmer, he was born March 23, 1909, the son of Fred and Mary Jane Hummel Rorabaugh in rural Colfax.
He was a member of the Jasper County Farm Bureau, Sugar Grove Grange for 73 years, the Angus Association, and was currently a Mound Prairie Township Trustee.
He was married to Elda Clement at the Little Brown Church on May 22, 1946
Survivors are his wife, Elda; a son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Marcia of Colfax and a daughter, Joyce Rorabaugh of Urbandale; two grandchildren, Melissa and Macie; and one sister, Wanda Selbher of Newton.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, Bus, Rex and Wayne and a nephew, Dutch.
Memorials may be directed to the Colfax Fire Department Building Fund or the Colfax United Methodist Church. ~ The Jasper County Tribune, Colfax, Iowa, October 31, 1996.