Obit: Westberg, Clara (1917 - 2011)

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Surnames: Westberg, Krumm, Ladwig, Krauter, Anderson

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 05/28/2011

Westberg, Clara (9 MAY 1917 - 26 MAY 2011)

Clara Westberg, 94, formerly of Colby, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Golden Living Center-Three Oaks in Marshfield under the tender care of hospice.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity. The Rev. Al Houts will officiate. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. A time of visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of services Tuesday at the church. Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home in Spencer is serving the family.

Clara was born May 9, 1917, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Krumm) Ladwig in Sarona, Wis. She started her education in Thorp and graduated from Colby High School in 1935. Clara then attended Teachers College in Stevens Point and graduated in 1937. She taught rural school for four years. Clara was united in marriage to Orville Westberg on Dec. 29, 1941, in Yuma, Ariz. He preceded her in death Nov. 6, 2007.

Clara and Orville farmed most of their lives in rural Colby, with Clara working several places, retiring from Land O' Lakes in Spencer. After retiring to Florida for 15 years, they moved back to Spencer.

She enjoyed reading, playing cards and doing latch hook. Clara was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity.

Clara is survived by four sons, Eldon (Kay), Phillips, Larry (Carol), Milton, Randy (Dana), Green Bay, and Rick (Myra), Unity; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Emma, her husband, Orville, two sisters, Luella Krauter and Lila Anderson, and a brother, Edward Ladwig.

Online condolences may be made at www.hansenschillingfuneralhome.com  at your convenience.