Five parishioners in Pocahontas die

JOHN A. DeCLERK, 93, a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Pocahontas, died Dec. 15.  He is survived by his wife, Wilma "Billie" DeClerk; three daughters, Debbie Sprecher, Margaret DeClerk and Denise Johnston; five sons, Danny DeClerk, Nick DeClerk, Tim DeClerk, Greg DeClerk and Kevin DeClerk; eleven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

MARY NEVA BILLEAUDEAU BLANSETT, 88, a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Pocahontas, died Dec. 27.  She is survived by her husband, William Thomas Blansett; one daughter, Joan Marie Lee; five sons, William Thomas "Tommy" Blansett, Jr., Lucian Blansett, Don-Andre Blansett, Philipe Blansett and Antone Blansett; two brothers, Elba Billeaudeau and Roy Billeaudeau; 13 grandchildren and five great-granddaughters.

MARY KATHRYN JONES, 88, a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Pocahontas, died Dec. 27.  She is survived by her husband, Bill Jones; two daughters, Diane Jones of Pocahontas and Jan Jones of Branson, Mo; one son, Greg Jones of Pocahontas; four grandsons and three great-grandchildren.

EDITH "EDYE" JUNGELS, 84, a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Pocahontas, died Jan. 4. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Jungels;  one son, Dave Jungels of Chandler, Ariz., three daughters, Terri Warning of Rochelle, Ill., Cathy Stinson of Avondale, Ariz. and Beth Jungels of Glendale, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three siblings.

DOROTHY MAE HAUSMAN, 74, a member of St. John the Baptist Church at Engelberg, died Jan Jan. 8.  She is survived by two sons, Vernon Hausman and Dwain Hausman; one daughter, Teresa Throesch; nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and five sisters. 

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