Clem Allison Rash, Jr

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In Loving Memory... Clem A. Rash, Jr.

4/28/23 - 12/24/08

Mr. Clem A. Rash, Jr. 85, of Marshalltown, died Wednesday morning, December 24th, at the Iowa Veterans Home where he has resided since September of 2003.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 29th, at the Center Street Baptist Church. He will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery with full military honors by the VFW Harry C. Harter Post #389. Visitation will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Clem and his family. Ph 641-844-1234.
Born on April 28th, 1923, in Union, Iowa, he was the son of Clem Allison and Hattie Ellen (Craig) Rash, Sr. He graduated from the Union High School in 1942 and while there played baseball on the high school team.
Clem served our country honorably in WWII, receiving the Purple Heart. He served in the US Army Company K 398th Infantry stationed in Germany and France. He also was awarded two overseas service bars and a European-African Battle Ribbon with bronze battle stars. Clem was a member of the American Legion Frank Lewis Glick Post #46 in Marshalltown.
Mr. Rash was united in marriage to Rena Vallee Byers on July 17th, 1943, at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. They made their home in Union, Laurel and later Marshalltown. He was a custodian at the Laurel and Marshalltown School Systems. He also owned his own business of commercial cleaning service.
He was an active member of the Center Street Baptist Church and enjoyed taking part of all activities at the church. He was a caretaker of the church building and loved visiting with friends, fishing, trading cars, and always had a candy bar for anyone. Clem really knew no strangers and was blessed with a warm, caring nature and a perpetual smile. He was the “adopted grandpa” type at the schools, letting kids be a part of his daily routine cleaning or going up on the school roof to get that runaway baseball. He was very loved and respected. Clem liked to sit on the courthouse square or at the mall and visit and observe people and was fondly remembered for a quote “He never knew a stranger or a donut he didn’t like."
Left to cherish his memory are his loving daughter, Pam (Albert) Lewison of Minnetonka, MN, his sisters: Dorothy Ione Yantis of Conrad, Ardis Ann Veld of Eldora, Reba Maurine (Sherrill) Adams of Storm Lake, Iowa, Evelyn Joan Tesdall of Mesa, AZ, sister-in-law Vera Howard of Marshalltown and brother-in-law Robert Howard of the Villa del Sol in Marshalltown, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
In death he has rejoined Rena, his loving wife of 60 years, brother Charles Harold Rash, sister Colleen Ulery and his parents.

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Clem A. Rash Jr., 85
December 27, 2008
Times-Republican

Clem A. Rash Jr., 85, of Marshalltown, died Dec. 24, 2008, at the Iowa Veterans Home where he has resided since September 2003.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Center Street Baptist Church. He will be laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery, with full military honors by VFW Harry C. Harter Post #389. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For condolences, visit www.mitchellfh.com Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Clem and his family.

Born on April 28, 1923, in Union, Iowa, he was the son of Clem Allison and Hattie Ellen (Craig) Rash Sr. He graduated from Union High School in 1942 and while there played on the high school baseball team. Clem served our country honorably in WWII, receiving the Purple Heart. He served in the United States Army Company K 398th Infantry stationed in Germany and France. He also was awarded two overseas service bars and a European-African Battle Ribbon with bronze battle stars. Clem was a member of the American Legion Frank Lewis Glick Post #46 in Marshalltown.

Mr. Rash was united in marriage to Rena Vallee Byers on July 17, 1943, at Mission Inn in Riverside, Calif. They made their home in Union, Laurel and later Marshalltown. He was a custodian with the Laurel and Marshalltown school systems. He also owned his own business of commercial cleaning service.

He was an active member of Center Street Baptist Church and enjoyed taking part in all activities at the church. He was a caretaker of the church building and loved visiting with friends, fishing, trading cars and always had a candy bar for anyone. Clem really knew no strangers and was blessed with a warm, caring nature and a perpetual smile. He was the "adopted grandpa" type at the schools, letting kids be a part of his daily routine cleaning or going up on the school roof to get that runaway baseball. He was very loved and respected. Clem liked to sit on the courthouse square or at the mall, and visit and observe people, and was fondly remembered for a quote, "He never knew a stranger or a donut he didn't like."

Left to cherish his memory are his loving daughter, Pam (Albert) Lewison of Minnetonka, Minn.; his sisters: Dorothy Ione Yantis of Conrad, Ardis Ann Veld of Eldora, Reba Maurine (Sherrill) Adams of Storm Lake and Evelyn Joan Tesdall of Mesa, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Vera Howard of Marshalltown; brother-in-law, Robert Howard of Villa del Sol in Marshalltown; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.

In death he has rejoined Rena, his loving wife of 60 years; brother, Charles Harold Rash; sister, Colleen Ulery and his parents.