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Clarence Slade
CLARENCE SLADE
Independence
Clarence A. Slade, 77, of Independence, died Sunday, April 20, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, with his family at his side.
Clarence was born Aug. 10, 1936, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Albert and Ruth (Boarts) Slade. He was a 1955 graduate of the Tiffin High School in Tiffin, Iowa. On Nov. 2, 1956, he was united in marriage to Edna M. Brown. The couple made their home in Independence where Clarence was the GM parts manager for Dunlap's Motors in Independence, until his retirement in 1998.
He is survived by his wife, Edna Slade, Independence; two daughters, Carla Slade, Marion, and Corrine (Rob) Corkery, Brandon; three grandchildren; Erica, Clark and Cecila; and a sister; Gertrude VanDevender, Seattle, Wash.
Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Estella Mancusso, Betty Brown and Eileen Slade; and two brothers, Charles Slade and Ronald Slade.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Reiff Funeral Home & Crematory,
Independence, with the Rev. Sheri Andersen officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Tiffin Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until services Thursday at the funeral home.
For more information or to leave an online condolence, please go to www.
reifffuneralhome.com
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