Leo C. "Bud" Duregger

Leo C. "Bud" Duregger, 77, of 5851 South Shore
Drive, Clear Lake died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center
North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan.
15, at Galilean Lutheran Church, Clear Lake with Pastor Jeff Ungs
officiating. Interment was in Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be
directed to the Leo "Bud" Duregger Memorial Fund. Leo "Bud" Duregger was
born Sept. 1, 1929, in Swaledale, Iowa, the son of Edward Sr. and Alice
(Hoffman) Duregger. Bud attended Clear Lake Schools, and then began his
career in commercial plumbing for E.L. Secory and Sons for 17 years. Bud
was united in marriage to Edith (Herman) Caspers on Sept. 12, 1963 in
Sioux Falls, S.D. Bud worked for L.A. Fulton and Sons Plumbing and
Heating in Des Moines, Iowa for 30 years until retirement in 1998. Bud
enjoyed playing cribbage, fishing, bingo, camping, and especially
spending time with his family. He was a member of Galilean Lutheran
Church in Clear Lake. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters,
Kelley (Alan) Stumme of Goodell, Iowa, Cathy Diercks (Jerry Zimmer) of
Charles City, Iowa, and Cindy (Dennis) Rieman of Charles City; six
grandchildren, David (Leah), Jon, Amber, Tina (Lance), Josh, and Andrea;
six great-grandchildren; Jazmyn, Jordyn, Gavin, Mercades, Reid, and
Callista; three brothers, Ed Duregger Jr. of Garner, Iowa, Fred (Helen)
Duregger of Virginia, and Larry Borum of Florida; two sisters, Helen
Sorenson of Alden, Iowa and Irene Sorenson of California. Bud was
preceded in death by his parents, Edward Sr. and Alice; his wife, Eadie;
four brothers, Virgil, Albert, Robert, and an infant brother, Donald
Duane; three sisters, Ida Mae, Mary, and Gladys; and a great-grandchild,
Kali.