Hazel Elizabeth Cleghorn, the daughter of Algie and Iva (Menefee) Odor, was born on January 12, 1912, in Rembrandt, IA. She graduated from Rembrandt High School and earned a teaching degree from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake. She taught all grades in one-room schools in Gaza and Lake Park, Iowa.
On July 18, 1939, Hazel married Lorol Cleghorn in Park Rapids, MN. The couple moved to Spencer in 1942, where Lorol was employed with Arnold Motor Supply as a salesman. In 1961, the couple relocated to West Okoboji. After Lorol retired they spent their winters in Englewood, FL. While living in Spencer, Hazel was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and T.T.T. women's organization.
Hazel passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at Bickford Cottage in Sioux City, IA, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2001; two brothers: Glen and Gordon Odor; two sisters: Vera Medsker and Marie Maddox.
Left to cherish her memory are her two sons: Gary Cleghorn and Ann Smith of Okoboji, IA and Jon and Anne Cleghorn of Dakota Dunes, SD; three grandchildren, Jennifer and Tom Searcy of Fishers, IN, Christopher and Holly Cleghorn of Urbandale, IA and Grant Cleghorn ans his fianc�, Sondra Simon of San Francisco, CA; four great-grandchildren: Zachary Searcy, Cathryn Searcy, Lydia Cleghorn and Alaina Cleghorn; one brother, Garlan Odor of Naples, FL; other relatives and friends.
SERVICES
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, January 7, 2005 at the Warner Chapel in Spencer, Iowa.
OFFICIATING
Rev. Gary Nims
CASKET BEARERS
Roy Medsker, Jr. - Tom Searcy
Chris Cleghorn - Grant Cleghorn
Jon Odor - Tom Howe
VISITATION
Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service.
INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery in Spencer, Iowa