Obit: Clouse, Clara #3 (1892 - 1961)

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Surnames: Clouse, Wittlinger, Lukosky, Hardrath, Bauer, Miller, Songstad, Lang, Becker, Ayers

----- Source: Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark Co., Wis.) 01/04/1962

----- Clouse, Clara #3 (18 NOV 1892 - 28 DEC 1961)

Mrs. Fred Clouse, 69, town of Beaver (Clark Co., Wis.) was burned Saturday afternoon in the Pin Grove Cemetery, with funeral services being held at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. V.A. Ganz officiated and the Myre Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clouse passed away at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 1961 at Memorial Hospital in Neillsville. She had been in ill health for the past three weeks.

The Noeldner sisters sang, “My God and I” and “I’m But a Stranger Here.” Carol Noeldner accompanied them on the organ. Pallbearers were Harold Gardner, Walter Radue, Walter Bredlau, Arnold Stumpner, Herb Hinkelman and George Dahl.

She was the former Clara Wittlinger, born Nov. 18, 1892 in the town of Dale near New London. She came to Riplinger with her parents at the age of nine and lived there until her marriage to Fred Clouse on Sept. 29, 1909. The couple settled on a farm in the Loyal area and lived there until their retirement in 1942, when they moved to their present home in the town of Beaver.

Mrs. Clouse was a member of the Women’s Society and Aid of Trinity Lutheran Church and of the Loyal Garden Club.

Surviving are her husband, five sons, Hugh, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Allan, Waukesha; Glen, Loyal; Alvin, Des Moines, Iowa, and James, Gadsden, Alabama; two daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Maybelle) Lukosky, Ojus, Florida; and Mrs. Alden (Ethel) Hardrath, Owen; 18 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. George (Lena) Bauer, Wis. Rapids; Mrs. Nada Miller and Mrs. Milton (Lula) Songstad, Milwaukee; Mrs. Julius (Viola) Lang and Mrs. Otto (Gertrude) Becker, Owen, and Mrs. Walter (Esther) Ayers, Spencer, and a brother, Charles Wittlinger, Amery.

She was preceded in death by three sons, a daughter and a brother.

Those attending the services from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clouse, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bowman, Merrillan; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bowman, Alma Center; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Clouse, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Allan Clouse and family, Waukesha; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clouse, Des Moines, Iowa; James Clouse, Gadsden, Alabama; Mrs. Arvid Schroeder, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hardrath and Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hardrath, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hardrath, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Alexander, Clara Roohr, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. George Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ebson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Keller, Wis. Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wittlinger, Amery; Mrs. Nada Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Songstad, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rahm, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ayers, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ayers, Unity; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Vanderhoof, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Lange Sr., Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Lange Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wittlinger, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Becker, Owen; Harvey Blue, Menasha; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sahley, New London; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bertz, Mrs. Eudora Dunn, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dunn, Eau Claire; Mrs. Edward Ertl, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ertl, Unity.