Maxine Helen Funk

CLEAR LAKE - Maxine Helen (Thornton) Funk, 86, of Clear Lake died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. John R. Tilp officiating.
Visitation will be Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, and then one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be in Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Oakwood Care Center.
Maxine was born in Algona on Sept. 10, 1924, the daughter of Glen and Helen (Stebritz) Thornton. In 1945 she married Clark F. Cook from Fort Scott, Kan. They had a son, Clark Cook Jr. In 1950 Clark Sr. died and Maxine and her son, Clark, moved to Mason City to be close to her family. She married Robert Funk in 1954. They had two sons, Bob and Randy.
Maxine lived in Clear Lake the majority of her life. She held numerous jobs, working at Deckers and also Amicare, throughout her life, including owning and operating the Cave and the Maid-Rite in Clear Lake. Maxine was a longtime member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Clear Lake VFW Auxillary. Other favorite activities include listening to music, dancing, playing cards and anything involving pets.
Maxine is survived by her sons, Clark and his wife, Sue, from Staunton, Va., Bob and Jaime from Swaledale, and Randy and his wife, Teresa, from Clear Lake, and a stepson Dan and his wife, Linda, from Knoxville, Tenn.; grandchildren Clark Cook and his wife, Tonia, Staunton, Va., Heather Funk, Brett Funk from Mason City, and Chad Funk and his wife, Brandi, Knoxville, Tenn.; great-grandchildren Jasmine and Zac Cook, Taylor Funk and Maddox Funk; a sister, Ila LaPole, and brother, Clyde Thornton, Mason City.
She was preceded in death by both of her husbands, Clark Cook and Robert Funk; her parents; her brothers, Frank, Glen and Eugene Thornton; a stepson Jim Funk; and a great-granddaughter Samantha Jo Cook.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa, 641-357-2193, www.colonialchapels.com.