Clarence Horst

Clarence Frederick Horst, age 89, of Dewitt, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at West Wing Place, Dewitt. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 3, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Burial will be held in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa. Visitation will take place from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa.

Clarence was born on June 15, 1928, the son of Fred and Lulu (Montgomery) Horst in Green Island, Iowa. He attended Miles High School. Clarence married Mary Belk on June 25, 1949.

Clarence farmed his whole life on his family’s century farm. He was a member of the American Angus Association. He loved farming, working his land, and raising cattle and hogs.

Clarence will be dearly missed by his wife of 68 years; five sons, Stanley (Dawn) Horst of Clinton, Iowa, Stuart (Gretchen) Horst of Miles, Iowa, Sidney (Julie) Horst of Bellevue, Thomas (Kelly) Horst of Miles, and Steven Horst of Rock Island; eight grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; four step grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.Clarence is preceded in death by his parents; a son, Kevin; one brother, Albert; and a sister, Bessie Hansen.