The Life of CLARENCE WILLIAM CHACE
Clarence William Chace, 90, of Grimes died of a heart ailment Tuesday at home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton''s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home in Des Moines, with burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Chace was born in Mount Vernon, SD and had lived in Long Beach, CA, 53 years before moving to Grimes in 1998. He had lived in Winterset before moving to California. He was a retired electrician with Long Beach Naval Shipyard, a Marine veteran and a member of United Methodist Church in Long Beach. He enjoyed steam-engine trains and rock collecting.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; a son, William of North Pole, Alaska; a daughter, Mary Harper of Grimes; a brother, Cecil of Yuma, AZ; and four grandchildren.
Friends may call an hour prior to the time of services Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Chace was born in Mount Vernon, SD and had lived in Long Beach, CA, 53 years before moving to Grimes in 1998. He had lived in Winterset before moving to California. He was a retired electrician with Long Beach Naval Shipyard, a Marine veteran and a member of United Methodist Church in Long Beach. He enjoyed steam-engine trains and rock collecting.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; a son, William of North Pole, Alaska; a daughter, Mary Harper of Grimes; a brother, Cecil of Yuma, AZ; and four grandchildren.
Friends may call an hour prior to the time of services Saturday at the funeral home.