Service SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2001, 10:30 AM
OHDE FUNERAL HOME, MANNING, IOWA
Officiating REVEREND MARSHALL BROWN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MANNING, IOWA
Music "AMAZING GRACE" "How GREAT THOU ART"
HELEN OHDE, VOCALIST
CONNIE SIEPKER, ORGANIST
Interment MANNING CEMETERY
Casket bearers Alan Grimm, Tom Doyel, Gary Knueven, Keith Kelderman, Roger Hinz, Robert Hagedorn
Military honors
AMERICAN LEGION EMIL EWOLDT POST 22
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3517

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE VFW HALL FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE.
DRIVERS IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION MUST TURN ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS, BE ALERT, AND DRIVE IN A CLOSE FORMATION

On August 6, 1943, Clarence was united in marriage with Ruby Mae Struve in Los Angeles. Two children were born to this union.

After being honorably discharged on November 5, 1945, Clarence returned to Los Angeles and worked for the U.S. Post Office. After one year he went to work as a mechanic for Los Angeles Motor Coach and then General Motors before moving to Manning, Iowa in 1952. While in Manning he worked for Clarence Grundmeier in the hatchery and at Ralph Grundmeier's service station. He then worked for Struve Motors for one year before running his own business, Ed's Service, until his retirement in 1983.

Clarence was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed woodworking and gardening and was especially fond of spending time with his family.

Clarence entered Manning Plaza Nursing Home in March of 1998 and died there on Wednesday, January 24, 2001, at 83 years, 8 months and 22 days of age.

Besides his parents, Clarence was preceded in death by a sister Gwendolyn Edmunds and a brother Stewart B. Edmunds.

He is survived by his wife Ruby Edmunds of Manning; a son Paul S. Edmunds and his wife Cindy, a daughter Christine M. Edmunds, one grandson Dean A. Edmunds and his wife Cindy, a great-grandson Zachary Edmunds, and a step-granddaughter Megan Schneider, all of Omaha, NE; a sister Mazella Niles of Phoenix, AZ; a sister-in-law Johanna Edmunds of Roseburg, OR; and by nieces. nephews, other relatives and friends.

God heals the brokenhearted,
and binds up their wounds.
He counts the stars
and calls them all by name.
How great is our Lord!
His power is absolute!
His understanding is
without measure!
-Psalm 147:3-5