In loving memory of
Thomas Kasper Kern
July 19, 1958 - June 28, 2018
Thomas Kasper Kern, 59, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 9th Ave. S., Clear Lake, with Rev. John Gossman, Celebrant and Rev. Neil Manternach concelebrating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at the church in Clear Lake.
Tom was born on July 19, 1958, the son of Joseph and Phyllis (Haaf) Kern in Britt, IA. A 1976 graduate of Clear Lake High School, Tom earned a bachelor's degree from Loras College and later a master's degree from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences.
Tom married Janene Gram and to this union, Kyle Thomas Kern was born in 1985. He later married Valerie Hagerud on April 12, 1996, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake.
Tom and Valerie owned and operated Top Hat Chimney Services in Clear Lake for more than 20 years.
Tom was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake. He was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan and enjoyed following NFL football every year so he could win the family fantasy league. He cherished time spent with family and friends, and enjoyed board games and jigsaw puzzles.
Tom is survived by his mother, Phyllis Kern of Garner; wife, Valerie Kern of Clear Lake; a son, Kyle (Amy) Kern of San Francisco, CA; three step-children, Lisa (Mark) Miller of Prescott Valley, AZ, Leslie Burgess of Wolverine, MI, and Libbey (Troy) Wood of Hillsboro, OR; six siblings, Barb Kern of Apple Valley, MN, John Kern of Clear Lake, Dave (Diana) Kern of Clive, IA, Andy (Aimee) Kern of Clear Lake, Lois Kern of Clear Lake, and Molly (Reynolds) Kern of Clear Lake; and many nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents; and a step-son, Lincoln Allen.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 9th Ave. S., Clear Lake, with Rev. John Gossman, Celebrant and Rev. Neil Manternach concelebrating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at the church in Clear Lake.
Tom was born on July 19, 1958, the son of Joseph and Phyllis (Haaf) Kern in Britt, IA. A 1976 graduate of Clear Lake High School, Tom earned a bachelor's degree from Loras College and later a master's degree from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences.
Tom married Janene Gram and to this union, Kyle Thomas Kern was born in 1985. He later married Valerie Hagerud on April 12, 1996, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake.
Tom and Valerie owned and operated Top Hat Chimney Services in Clear Lake for more than 20 years.
Tom was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake. He was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan and enjoyed following NFL football every year so he could win the family fantasy league. He cherished time spent with family and friends, and enjoyed board games and jigsaw puzzles.
Tom is survived by his mother, Phyllis Kern of Garner; wife, Valerie Kern of Clear Lake; a son, Kyle (Amy) Kern of San Francisco, CA; three step-children, Lisa (Mark) Miller of Prescott Valley, AZ, Leslie Burgess of Wolverine, MI, and Libbey (Troy) Wood of Hillsboro, OR; six siblings, Barb Kern of Apple Valley, MN, John Kern of Clear Lake, Dave (Diana) Kern of Clive, IA, Andy (Aimee) Kern of Clear Lake, Lois Kern of Clear Lake, and Molly (Reynolds) Kern of Clear Lake; and many nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents; and a step-son, Lincoln Allen.
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