Clifford Korleski

Clifford Korleski is the son of Harry F Korleski ( August 
11 1904-June 26 1991) and Elsa Opperman 
(October 18 1909-Janury 22, 2007).Elsie was from 
Coloma.  Butch attended the one room Rice school in 

the Town of Springwater. He had Maty Murty for a t
eacher. Clifford was struck by lightening on his head 
while he was combining with Carney Thompson. When he 
came to, the tractor was 30 feet away.  His father, Harry 
had a sorghum mill in the Idelewild area and for 

one season had Ed Gein working for him as a fireman. 
Clifford was described as devilish in high school. 
Because of all the farm work, he only went out for track 
as a senior and was also on the annual staff.  He willed his 
noisy ways to Allen Walters. He graduated from 

Wild Rose in 1950.  He was in the Air Force from 
1950-1953.  He married Janice Rogers.  He has been a 
welder, farmer and fix-it man.