Joseph and Elizabeth Thoman, Monroe, are the parents of a girl, Clare Elaine, born Aug. 15, 2013 at Monroe Clinic hospital, Monroe. Grandparents are John and Karen Marks, Dike, Iowa; and Richard and Jane Thoman, Monroe. Great-grandparents are Wayne and Martha Graves, Dike, Iowa; and Edward and Lillian Marks, Holland, Iowa.
Births: August 20, 2013