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Dorance Dean Baack

1933 - 2012

March 24, 1933 - October 2, 2012

Clear Lake, Iowa - Dorance Baack, 79, of Clear Lake, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Oct. 6, at Zion Lutheran Church at 112 N. 4th St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Visitation will be Friday, October 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake. Burial will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Dorance Baack Memorial Fund or to Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.

Dorance Dean Baack was born on March 24, 1933, in Klemme, Iowa, to August and Elsie (Penkert) Baack. He was baptized and confirmed in Klemme and graduated from Klemme High School in 1950.

Dorance married Janet Eekhoff on July 18, 1952, in Kanawha, Iowa. He worked for Mason City Brick & Tile prior to his 41-year career at The Clear Lake Bakery, from which he retired in 1998. Dorance was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, family vacations, polka and country western music, and working for his brothers-in-law during the harvest. Dorance's greatest joy was his family and he always put them first. He was a very hard worker his entire life and instilled that value in his children.

Dorance is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janet Baack, Clear Lake; his five children, Rita (Bill) Campbell, Dixon, Mo., Danny (Chris) Baack, Norwalk, Iowa, David (Becky) Baack, Clear Lake, Ronda (Danny) Leerar, Williams, Iowa, and Renee (Matt) Ritter, Clear Lake; his four grandchildren, Ryan Baack, North Liberty, Iowa, Reid (Jessica) Baack, Minneapolis, Minn., Erin Baack, Norwalk, and Trevor Baack, Norwalk; his one great-grandson, Raif Baack, Clear Lake; his two step-grandchildren, Heather (Randy) Kleeschulte, Richwoods, Mo., and Lee (Monique) Leerar, Fountain Hills, Ariz.; his four step-great-grandchildren, Tyler and Brett Kleeschulte, Richwoods, and Nathan and Riley Leerar, Fountain Hills; his brother, Gordon Baack, Clear Lake; his seven sisters-in-law, Edna Peterson, Kanawha, Iowa, Mildred Engh, Kanawha, Iowa, Ella Josten, Garner, Iowa, Esther (Ray) Helps, Garner, Ida Eekhoff, Kanawha, Marie (Chris) Bunk, Renwick, Iowa, and Lois (Doug) Ward, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; several nieces and nephews; and one special nephew, Harlan (Marge) Baack, Mason City.

Dorance was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister; brother, Howard Baack; brothers-in-law, Don Eliason, Norman "Tex" Peterson, Don Engh and Calvin Josten; and sisters-in-law Viola Eliason and Alida Baack. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.


source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 5 Oct 2012

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