Aug. 11, 1919 – Jan. 29, 2011

Clinton Andrew Page, 91, of Guttenberg, Iowa, passed to be with his Lord on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. He was born Aug. 11, 1919, the son of the late George and the late Millie (nee Kirby) Page in Check, N.D.

Born and raised in Sirus, N.D., he moved to Waukesha to attend Carroll College. He served in the European theater during World War II and awarded the Bronze Star. He was employed as a welder at Waukesha Foundry, retiring in 1980, and moved to Sidnaw, Mich., of the Upper Peninsula were he and his wife, Carol, enjoyed many delightful years building their dream home. They were members of the United Methodist Church in Sidnaw. Clint was an avid student of religious studies all his life and enjoyed many debates and discussions on the meaning of "The End Times." He has written a manuscript concerning his views, which he enjoyed sharing with others.

He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Doris (nee Kroger); 13 children, George A. (Jennie Bolender-Benton), Carol A. Smith (Michael), John W. (Kathy Wirsbinski), Kirby A. (Audrey Johnson), Clinton D. (Sharon Moore), Martha-Marti Paige, Edith Gazinski (David), Kathryn Hawthorne (Albert Jr.), Marie-Dolly Faulkner (David), Margaret Lukowitz, Joel, Jay (Gisela Grafenstein) and Michael (Kathy Bailey); 36 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol (Sayles); parents, George Andrew and Millie Maude (Kirby); three brothers, Harold (Iva), Allen and Wesley (Janet Sellers); five sisters, Mary-Helen Page, Charlotte Erickson (Fred), Dorothy Klabo (George), Edith Johnson (Edward) and Hannah Mae Nichols (Max); and two grandchildren, Rebecca Smith-Kujawa and Bruce Page.

Visitation will be held from noon until the 1:30 p.m. funeral service Thursday, Feb. 3, at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 207 S. First St., Guttenberg, Iowa. Interment will be at Sydnaw Cemetery in Lanse, Mich.

Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family. For more information, call 563-252-1842 or visit online at www.tueckeallyn.com.