George Clear

George A. Clear, age 95 of Burtrum, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Long Prairie, Minnesota.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 4 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ron Tibbetts officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church in Grey Eagle.

George Arthur Clear was born September 4, 1920 in Grey Eagle Township, Todd County, Minnesota to Walter and Edith (Osborne) Clear. George served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was stationed in the Philippines. He married Radegundis Clear on November 23, 1947 and later divorced. He was united in marriage to Edna Bell Beckman on April 27, 1974 in Mason City, Iowa. George worked at Swift in South St. Paul for 29 years and then at Specialty Manufacturing for one year. He then worked at Long Prairie Packing Company until his retirement in 1982.

He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle. George enjoyed spending time outdoors. He liked cutting wood, hunting, especially deer hunting, and spent most of his time fishing.

Survivors include his children, Pamela (Robert) Morse of Altoona, Wisconsin, Duane (Patricia) Clear of Elk River, and Bruce (Sandra) Clear of Grey Eagle; seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

George was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Clear on November 27, 2003; brothers and sisters, Frances Wineberg, Harold Clear, Bob Clear, Mildred Lekberg, Gertrude Wittkop, Viola Johnson, James Clear, Ken Clear, Joyce Karnes, and Dorothy Wittkop.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.