Keith D. Huntley

CLEAR LAKE - Keith D. Huntley, 71, of Clear Lake, died Monday (Dec. 24, 2007) at Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at the Zion Lutheran Church 112 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.

Memorials are suggested to the Keith D. Huntley Memorial Fund.

Keith was born the son of Laurice and Fayne (Patton) Huntley on June 9, 1936 at Mason City. Keith was a 1955 graduate of Clear Lake High School.

While in high school he worked for the Clear Lake Telephone Company and following graduation continued to work for Clear Lake Telephone as a lineman and then as a construction supervisor, retiring March 30, 2007 after 52 years of service.

Keith was a former member of the Clear Lake Planning & Zoning and the Clear Lake Volunteer Fire Department.

He enjoyed traveling the Midwest and doing home improvement. He was always busy. He liked old western movies and was a Dallas Cowboys fan. He was also a collector of many things.

Keith is survived by his wife, Gloria Huntley, of Clear Lake; his children: Scott Huntley of Glendale, Ariz.; Kim (Rod) Carrott, of Ankeny; Steve Huntley of Pueblo, Colo.; and Paul (Jill) Huntley, of West Des Moines; 11 grandchildren: Alex, Arin, Alysa, Kirsten, Jaime, Jared, Josh, Mariah, Emma, Madeline and Hayden; three brothers: Ken (Bettie) Huntley, and Ron Huntley all of Clear Lake; and Wayne (Marge) Huntley of Rockwell; four stepchildren: Mickey (Bill) Truman, of Indianola, Albert (Loretta) Severino, of Des Moines; Kathie (Ray) Perez, of Des Moines; and Janie (Benny) Mueller, of Clear Lake; and four step-grandchildren: Billy, Josh, A.J. and Alex.

Keith was preceded in death by his parents.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 641-357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com