Merle Lee Krug, 84, Marion. Born in Boone. BHS-59. Navy vet. After service, worked at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids. Married Mary Wheat in 1967. They divorced. Merle was an avid woodcarver. He enjoyed making homemade wine and beer. A faithful church member. Survivors include a son and his sister, Doris Krug Simmons of Boone. Services in Cedar Rapids.
Kate Lenora Masterson Uthe, 95, Boone. Born in Kansas City. Grew up in Boone. BSH-49. Married George Otto in 1950. The couple made their home on a farm in Boone County. She loved telling old stories, eating good food and laughing together. Her faith was important and she was active in the many parishes she belonged too. In her later years, she returned to her childhood parish, Sacred Heart in Boone. She worked as a student aide at South Hamilton school, took exercise classes, was active in church and enjoyed listening to audiobooks. Kate was very ornery, honest, blunt and headstrong, always ready to have fun and enjoy the finer things of life. Survivors include her children, Steve, John and Jim Uthe, Janet Young, Mary Key Steele and Pat Butler. Services in Ames.
Warren Hugo Claussen, 96, Ogden/Grimes/Kennybrook Village. Born in Ogden. OHS-46. Joined his father in operating a Texaco station. Married Carol Thrailkill in 1951. Iowa Army National Guard vet from 1948 to 1969 when he retired as a Major with over 20 years of service. Earned a degree in business administration and accounting at age 45 from Drake University in 1974. Worked for an accounting firm in Des Moines for a time and then joined City State Bank in Ogden in 1978. He retired in 1992 but served on the Ogden BancShares board of directors from 1994-2008. Warren was an active church member, served on the Ogden School Board for six years and was a 22-year board member of the Ogden Telephone Company. Survivors include a daughter, Deb Kesse, three sons, Steve, Dan and Tom, and a sister, Kathryn Handy. Services in Ogden.
Robert Lundy, 68, Boone. Service in Texas later.
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