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CLEAR LAKE – Donations for the family of a Clear Lake boy who died at a Garner gun range are now being accepted.
Cade Thomas Hartwig, age 10 of Clear Lake, died Tuesday August 16 after an accidental shooting at a gun range in Garner.
A Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday August 20, 2016 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1001 9th Ave. S., Clear Lake, Iowa with Rev. John Gossman officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Iowa. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Iowa and then one hour before the service on Saturday. Scriptural wake service will be Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The Clear Lake Fire Department has setup a donation link at http://clearlakefire.com/donate.html. Please put Cade Hartwig in reason for donation line or donations can be dropped off at any Clear Lake Bank & Trust location. 322 Main Ave PO Box 8 Clear Lake Iowa 50428 641-357-7121 or CLB&T locations in Clear Lake, Garner and Mason City.
According to his obituary, Cade was born June 11, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa the son of Thomas and Heather (Nedved) Hartwig Jr. Thomas is a volunteer firefighter with the Clear Lake Fire Department and Heather is a nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.
He came into this world as a fighter six weeks early. He was in the 4th grade at Clear Creek Elementary in Clear Lake and would have graduated in the class of 2025.
He enjoyed being his dad’s right hand man in his workshop, going with him to the fire station, riding on the Fox during 4th of July parade and helping with the pancake breakfast at the fire station. He loved being with his mom running errands, helping her in the kitchen making chocolate brownies and pancakes. He was always on the go riding his bike around the loop, family bike rides to state park and playing outside with his friends. He enjoyed playing baseball in the summer and especially spending time with his brother and watching over him.
Cade had his first communion at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Clear Lake in April of 2016.
Cade is survived by his parents Tom and Heather Hartwig Jr., Clear Lake, Iowa; his brother Reid Hartwig, Clear Lake, Iowa; maternal grandparents Steve and Cathy Nedved, Garner, Iowa; paternal grandparents Tom (Laura) Hartwig Sr., Garner, Iowa and Darla (Jeff) Mallas, Ogden, Iowa; paternal great grandmother Vera Bachman, Garner, Iowa; three uncles Ryan Nedved, Garner, Iowa, Tad (Mallory) Hartwig, Garner, Iowa and Rich Staley, Des Moines, Iowa; aunt Amy Sorensen, Clive, Iowa; great uncles Ray Lundberg, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tim (Jan) Hartwig, Ankeny, Iowa, Ted (Cathy) Hartwig, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Tom (Julie) Schultz, Garner, Iowa and Marty (Yvette) Bachman, Garner, Iowa; cousins Piper Hartwig, Gwen Hartwig, Rook Hartwig, Chad (Fiancé Cailyn) Lundberg, Taylor Staley and Landon Staley and many extended family. He was preceded in death by paternal great grandfather Martin Bachman; maternal great grandmother Darleen Lundberg and his great great aunt DeEtta Hartwig.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa 641-357-2193. ColonialChapels.com
Some democrat/clinton worshiper sure hates it when Peter tells the truth.
It was a police shooting range, not open to public. Of course cops aren’t going to say what happened. Of course no one will be charged. Police the Police! What I’d like to know is how a pellet gun could kill a boy, or was that false information put out?
The should have target practice on a certain Greek welfare queen from Clear Lake.
Pellet rifles are fairly powerful. With a bit of bad luck they can penetrate a temple or eyesocket – especially on a child. They are not toys for unsupervised play, and even though it may be adding salt to injury to this poor family, I would have expected a child endangerment investigation. Then again, maybe it really was a near unpreventable freak accident. A terrible tragedy either way.
Just what are the details of this tragic accident? Just maybe if the public knew it might help save a life elsewhere. Im not being nosey or showing disrespect to the family just looking for the word to get out to help other.
So very sad. So much life was ahead of him. Hope everyone involved finds the strength to cope with this tragic loss.
Heart Breaking