He also leaves behind two sisters, Lois Keddie and Sandra Rourke. Clarence’s family would like to send a heartfelt “thank you” to the staff of the North Unit for all of the wonderful care they provided him over the years.Ĭlarence leaves behind his wife of 58 years, Shirley his children, Karen (Val) Florence, Carmelle (Rob) Steel, and Della (Glen) Larwill his grandchildren, Mark (Sara), Joshua (Kyla), Jeffrey (Deb), Shelby (Ryan), Evan, Adam, Brayden (Rachel), Camryn and Danica and great grandchildren, Matthew, Tavis, Alice, Ryker, Cooper, and Oliver. He was always happy and chatty with anyone who stopped to visit with him.

For the past four years, he enjoyed playing bingo, Happy Hour, and any kind of musical entertainment. In April of 2017, due to the onset of dementia, Clarence moved into the Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre in Claresholm. After retiring, Clarence became quite the cook, often surprising everyone with his mixtures and blends of flavouring. Clarence had many talents – a skilled sausage maker a crafty woodworker took up painting in his 60’s composting and gardening collecting coins and working on Word Search puzzles. In his younger years, he loved playing music alongside his uncles, as music was always a part of any family gatherings. He was a natural musician, playing any stringed instrument without reading music.

Clarence was an active member of the Hamar Lodge Sons of Norway in Claresholm, serving as the Social Committee Chair for years. He coached minor ball, played a little golf and loved to take the family camping. He loved curling and after moving to Claresholm, took up 5 pin bowling on a team with Shirley. Outside of work, Clarence was a member of the Wadena Kinsmen. In 1987, he struck out on his own with Claresholm Muffler. He worked there until 1982, when he moved to Turbo as a co-owner. He chose to move his family west, to the small town of Claresholm, AB, to work as a mechanic at the new Gulf Service Station. In 1972, Clarence had two employment opportunities – one in Manitoba, and one in Alberta. In 1966 Clarence and Shirley moved to Wadena where Clarence worked in Harry Baylak’s Ford Dealership where he obtained his mechanic’s licence. They lived in Elfros and over the next years, welcomed three daughters all born in Wadena Karen (1964), Carmelle (1965) and Della (1969). Clarence and Shirley were married on Septemin Elfros. For Clarence, the best part of this job was meeting Shirley, who was working part time at the Star Service Café while attending school. This quickly turned into pumping gas, greasing cars, oil changes, repairing tires and mechanic work. In 1961 he got a job at the Elfros Star Service, painting the service bay. He worked on several other farms and then in the oilfield doing a variety of jobs. In 1949 he was given the chance to work on the telephone lines, climbing poles and stringing wire until the Fall of 1956. He did whatever work he could find, from unloading coal cars for National Grain to working on farms as a helping hand. He left school at the age of 15 to help support the family, working on the farm and at the North American Lumber Yard. He took this role seriously and was proud to be able to help take care of his siblings throughout their younger years. His older brother Wilbert passed away from pneumonia at the age of one, making Clarence the oldest child of the family. He was the second oldest of seven children, two brothers and five sisters.

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Clarence Isaacson on the evening of Friday, August 6, 2021, at the Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre.Ĭlancy, as he was known by all who knew and loved him, was born on February 10, 1933, at Viscount, SK to his father Carl Isaacson and mother Ellen Isaacson.

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