Clair Crosier

Visitation

Friday, November 23, 2007

After 9:30 AM

Ohde Funeral Home, Coon Rapids, Iowa

Service

Friday, November 23, 2007, 10:30 AM

Ohde Funeral Home, Coon Rapids, Iowa

Officiating

Reverend Mari Schultes

Homeopathy Congress,

Music

Go Rest High On That Mountain?

Vince Gill Recording

Amarillo Sky?

Jason Aldean Recording

How Great Thou Art?

Charlie Young, Vocalist

Lula Garnes, Accompanist

Interment

Highland Township Cemetery,

south of Bayard, Iowa

Casket Bearers

Mari Schultes     Leo Schultes

Larry Pote

Jeff McCool     Dave Drake

Norm Cretsinger

Dale Miksch     Gary Troutman

Mike Anthofer

   John Clinton Clair, son of Wayne and Marie (McEvoy) Crosier, was born February 24, 1926, at home on a farm in Greene County near Bayard, Iowa. He attended rural school and then graduated from Bayard High School in 1943. Clair worked in a packing plant in Des Moines until he turned 18 years old in 1944 when he was drafted into the United States Army. Clair served in the infantry as a tank company commander in Korea waiting to be shipped to Japan.  He was honorable discharged on December 30, 1946.

   When he returned home, he purchased a new Chevy truck and went into business for himself hauling grain and livestock.  While trucking he began farming the land his grandparents owned south of Coon Rapids.

   On November 22, 1949, Clair was united in marriage with Irene Lumsden at St. Patricks Church in Bayard. They were the parents of two children and lived on a farm east of Bayard before moving to the McEvoy family farm south of Coon Rapids. In addition to farming his grandparents land, he worked at Garst and Thomas Seed Corn Company from 1958 to 1987. The family lived in town from 1959 until 1992 when they moved back to the family farm. Clair was a farmer and pony lover all his life and was very proud of the Brushy Creek horses he raised, trained and showed. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Coon Rapids and ASPC (pony association).

   Clair had surgery on November 13, 2007, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll and remained there until his death (his retirement from the life he loved) on Friday, November 16, 2007, at the age of 81 years, 8 months and 23 days.

   Preceding Clair in death are his parents; son Darrell Crosier; grandson Matt Crosier; sister Joan Crosier; mother and father-in-law Doris and Tom Lumsden and sister-in-law Arlene Lumsden.

   He is survived by his wife Irene Crosier of Coon Rapids; daughter Diane Pore and Dennis Christianson of Coon Rapids; daughter-in-law LuAnn Crosier of Coon Rapids; 8 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother Tom Crosier of Des Moines; brother-in-law Wallace Lumsden of Carroll; his faithful dog Dolly; other relatives and friends.