Thomas (Tom) A. Lincoln 59, 956 N. 9th Street West, Clear Lake, died on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 at home.  He had courageously battled a severe illness for three years.
    A celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th Street, in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.  Inurnment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery. with military honors by Clear Lake V.F.W.
    Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 3 - 7  p.m. at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel in Clear Lake, and then one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday. Memorials can be made to the Tom Lincoln Memorial Fund.
    Tom was 59 years young.  He graduated from high school in 1966 and volunteered for service with the U.S. Army from 1966-1969 with a tour of duty in Vietnam.  Tom later graduated from Iowa Lakes Community College and Buena Vista University magnum cum laude.
    In 1968, Tom married Judith Schuller. In 1987, Tom was united in marriage to Debra Eberhardt.  They combined their families and together provided for seven children, Tom Jr., Todd, Travis, Josh, Tracy, Zach, and Beau.
    His public service career spanned over 30 years, including serving the community of Clear Lake from 1978 to 2001.  During this time, he held the offices of City Comptroller and City Administrator.  He continued serving people as an elected member of the Clear Lake Sanitary District Board of Trustees.
    After leaving his role with the City of Clear Lake, Tom, together with Deb and his family, first leased and later purchased the Barrel Drive In.  Together they continued the business until Tom’s health was not sufficient to continue on a day to day basis.
    Tom’s grandfather once told him not to take more than you give in life.  Tom believed strongly that each of us needs to give of ourselves to help others.  Over the years he performed volunteer service to youth programs, to his church, and to his community.  He treasured his 15 years of service as a volunteer fireman with the Clear Lake Fire Department.  He felt it was an honor to be allowed to serve others when they most needed help.  Tom’s hobbies included golf, and he was an avid Hawkeye fan.
    Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Deb; his children, Tom Jr. (Cathy), Todd (Sandy), Travis (Mary), Josh, Tracy (Bob), Zach, and Beau; his siblings, Gary (Sharon), Rick (Diane), and Tammy (Charlie); his grandchildren, Jordan, Isaiah, Dylan, Veronica, Abby, Payton, Meredith, Madison, Carter, Hunter, Gabe, Nathan and Paul;  a mother-in-law, Donna Eberhardt; two sister-in-laws, Jo (Chuck) Younke, Marsha (Mark) Koerber; a brother-in-law, Bryan (Denise) Eberhardt; many nieces and nephews; and many friends.
    He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; and a father-in-law, John Eberhardt.
    Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, is in charge of arrangements.

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Eleanor Hartigan, 86, of Clear Lake, formerly of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away Oct. 10, 2007 in Mason City, Iowa.
    A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Oct. 15, at Corpus Christi Church with the Rev. Edward Girres officiating. Burial of her cremains will be held in Corpus Christi Cemetery.  
    Eleanor is survived by her husband, Tom; two daughters, Patricia Sund (Chuck), of Grayslake, Ill. and Leigh Trembath (Stuart), of Clear Lake; four grandchildren, Erin Sund of Chicago, Ill., Brendan Sund of Huntington Beach, Calif., Lauren Trembath and Hannah Trembath of Clear Lake.  She also is survived by her sister, Ruth French, of Oskaloosa, Iowa.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John Crumbaugh.
    Eleanor Louise Crumbaugh was born on March 7, 1921 in Oskaloosa to Dr. Forrest L. Crumbaugh and Bessie Sollenberger Crumbaugh.  She graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1939 and received a B.A. summa cum laude from William Penn College in 1943.  She completed graduate work at Iowa State University, Drake University, the University of Northern Colorado and Montana State University.
    Eleanor married Thomas Hartigan at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Oskaloosa, on Oct. 25, 1947.  Eleanor’s teaching career began in Iowa at Jordan High School in 1943.  She next taught at Lacey High School from 1944 to 1949, and
then Platteville High School in Colorado from 1949 to 1952.
    The family moved back to Iowa and Eleanor took a leave of absence from teaching to stay home with her children.  Once both daughters were in school, she returned to teach English and psychology at Fort Dodge Senior High School for 21 years, retiring in 1983.
    Eleanor was a life member of the National Education Association, a former member of Webster County Retired Teachers, Catholic Daughters of America, member of Questers, book clubs, art club, Friends of Fort Dodge Public
Library, Trinity Regional Hospital Auxiliary, and Clear Lake Arts Center. In addition, she belonged to several bridge clubs and was involved in antiquing and genealogical research.  She was a life-long learner with a passion for reading and the arts.
    After having been a part of the Fort Dodge community for 48 years, the Hartigans moved to Clear Lake in 2002 to be closer to their granddaughters.
    Despite her limited physical abilities and her short time in Clear Lake, she made numerous friends and became an avid armchair bird watcher.  She was a long time member of Corpus Christi Church in Fort Dodge and most recently a
parishioner of St. Patrick’s Church in Clear Lake.
    Eleanor was a dedicated teacher who always took a sincere interest and pride in her students’ accomplishments.  She devoted her life to her family and students.  She will be missed by her family and many friends.
    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Blanden Art Museum or to the Fort Dodge Public Library.
    Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services was in charge of arrangements.

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Fredrick William Jacob Luker, 92, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa.
    A funeral service was held Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.  Burial was in Grant Center Cemetery, rural Fertile, Iowa.
    The family of Fredrick William Jacob Luker would like to suggest that memorial contributions be made to Zion Lutheran Church Intersection, Clear Lake Noon Lions, Clear Lake Senior Citizens Center, or to Sr. Patricia Cruise, SC-Covenant House of New York in his memory.
    Fred Luker was born on Aug. 24, 1915, in Crown, Minn., the son of Henry and Magdelina (Froehlich) Luker.  He was baptized at Crown Lutheran Church and confirmed at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Garner, Iowa.  He was educated in the rural schools in Minnesota and St. John’s School in Garner.  He was united in marriage to Evelyn Humphrey on Feb. 16, 1936, in Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, and to this union two children were born Larry and Neal.  Fred farmed for 38 years in the Worth and Cerro Gordo County area and also sold life insurance for many years.
    He was united in marriage to Judith Draves on Sept. 6, 1992, at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.
    Fred enjoyed fishing, reading, volunteering, visiting with family and friends, music especially playing the violin and harmonica.
    Fred served as president of the Worth County Farm Bureau and was also a member of the Cerro Gordo County Farm Bureau.  He was a former member of the Fertile Lutheran Church and served as deacon and Sunday school teacher.  He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake where he served on the Visitation Team.   He was a member of the Clear Lake Noon Lions Club and was awarded the Warren Coleman Honorary Award in 2005.  He was also a member of the Clear Lake Senior Citizens Center.
    Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Judith Luker of Clear Lake; his son, Neal (Jane) Luker of Fulton, Ill.; his daughter-in-law, Marian Luker of Clear Lake; four grandchildren, Jill (Dan) Nonnweiler of Mason City, Jody (Gene) Satern of League City, Texas, Joyce (Bob) Wagner of Ventura, and Todd (Lisa) Luker of Clear Lake; nine great-grandchildren, Jeff (Tiffany) Nonnweiler of Nora Springs, Iowa, Kaley Nonnweiler and fiancé, Scott Little, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jacob Nonnweiler of Mason City, Jon (Argelia) Satern of League City, Texas, Lindsey (Matt) McGuire of Little Elm, Texas, Robert and Ryan Wagner of Ventura, and Hadley and Henry Luker of Clear Lake; his brother, Gilbert Luker, of Mason City; as well as other relatives and many friends.
    He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn, who died on Dec. 4, 1990; son, Larry Luker, who died on Nov. 7, 2005; two brothers, Adolph and Arnold Luker, and three sisters, Leona Hill, Erma Hall, and Esther Luker.

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