Jerry L. Millard
CLEAR LAKE - Jerry L. Millard, 71, of 2210 14th Place N., passed
away Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2009) at his home. A life remembered
service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at the United
Methodist Church, 508 Second Ave. N., Clear Lake, with
the Rev. Dianna Hoover officiating. Military honors will be
provided by the Clear Lake VFW.
Internment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, and one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.
Family suggests memorials to American Cancer Society or charity of their choice.
Jerry was born March 14, 1938, in Mason City, the son of Cecil and Florence (Hodenfield) Millard. Jerry graduated Clear Lake High School in 1956. He was instrumental in arranging class reunions he affectionately termed "56er Rumbles." After graduation Jerry joined the Air Force, after serving four years he was honorably discharged.
On June 8, 1958, he was united in marriage to Patricia Renshaw at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church and enjoyed 51 years of friendship and marriage. Together they were blessed with three children: Terry, Todd and Teresa and four grandchildren, Matthew, Benjamin, Keegan and McKenzie.
In 1974, Jerry co-founded New Hope Village in Carroll. New Hope Village is a home for adults with disabilities and was patterned after Opportunity Village in Clear Lake.
Jerry enjoyed a successful career in insurance and received many awards as a successful salesperson. He co-founded and was president of Johnson-Millard Insurance Agency until he sold it and retired.
Traveling was Jerry's passion. He loved getting in his motor home and traveling to a 56er Rumble or to visit friends and family. All who knew him will dearly miss him.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Pat, of Clear Lake; three children: Terry Millard and his wife, Tracy, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Todd Millard and his wife Denise Clark, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Teresa Millard of Mason City; four grandchildren: Matt Millard, Ben Millard, Keegan Millard and McKenzie Millard; brother, Roger Millard and his wife, Charlene, of Largo, Fla.; sister, Janice Millard of Clear Lake; and his mother-in-law, Blanche McGrady of Mason City; along with nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 641-357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com
