Clara E. (Sommer) (Belz) Sperling, 99
June 15, 1903 ~ September 8, 2002
Clara was born June 15, 1903, in Scribner, Nebraska, to John and Ida (Schumacher) Sommer.
In 1912, Clara moved with her family to Seward, Nebraska, and, in 1918, they moved to Stanton, Nebraska, where she graduated from high school. She then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.
On June 8, 1932, she was married to Lawrence Belz. He preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 1933.
On June 12, 1960, she was married to Edgar Sperling in Topeka, Kan. They made their home in Arlington, Nebraska, on the Sperling Turkey Farm. Edgar preceded her in death April 24, 1987.
Clara taught in Lutheran schools in Fremont, Altoona, Sioux City, Iowa, and Topeka,Kansas as well as St. Paul's Lutheran School north of Arlington until she retired in 1969. She taught for a total of 43 years, the last seven years at St. Paul's Lutheran School, north of Arlington, retiring in 1969. During the summer, while teaching in Topeka, she was employed by the Kansas State Treasury Department.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington and the church's Lutheran Women's Missionary League.
Clara E. Sperling, 99, of Arlington, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, in the Fremont Area Medical Center in Fremont.
In addition to her husbands, Clara was preceded in death by her parents, eight sisters, and a grandson, Brent Sperling.
Survivors include three stepsons, Howard Belz and his wife, Marian, of Anaheim, Calif., Donnie Sperling and his wife, Ardeth, of Arlington, and Milo Sperling and his wife, Maureen, of Seward; two stepdaughters, Nancy Drum and her husband, Bud, of League City, Texas, and Ardes Vance and her husband, Ray, of South Pasadena, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 9 am-9 pm Thursday, Sept. 12, at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. The funeral service will be 10:30 am Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington. The Rev. Rick Kanoy will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Paul's Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the St. Paul's Building Fund and The Lutheran Hour.
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from obituary printed in the Sept. 10, 2002 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska and an obituary Arlington, Nebraska. Funeral Leaflet. Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteer Nolan Oltjenbruns 49849921
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June 15, 1903 ~ September 8, 2002
Clara was born June 15, 1903, in Scribner, Nebraska, to John and Ida (Schumacher) Sommer.
In 1912, Clara moved with her family to Seward, Nebraska, and, in 1918, they moved to Stanton, Nebraska, where she graduated from high school. She then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.
On June 8, 1932, she was married to Lawrence Belz. He preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 1933.
On June 12, 1960, she was married to Edgar Sperling in Topeka, Kan. They made their home in Arlington, Nebraska, on the Sperling Turkey Farm. Edgar preceded her in death April 24, 1987.
Clara taught in Lutheran schools in Fremont, Altoona, Sioux City, Iowa, and Topeka,Kansas as well as St. Paul's Lutheran School north of Arlington until she retired in 1969. She taught for a total of 43 years, the last seven years at St. Paul's Lutheran School, north of Arlington, retiring in 1969. During the summer, while teaching in Topeka, she was employed by the Kansas State Treasury Department.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington and the church's Lutheran Women's Missionary League.
Clara E. Sperling, 99, of Arlington, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, in the Fremont Area Medical Center in Fremont.
In addition to her husbands, Clara was preceded in death by her parents, eight sisters, and a grandson, Brent Sperling.
Survivors include three stepsons, Howard Belz and his wife, Marian, of Anaheim, Calif., Donnie Sperling and his wife, Ardeth, of Arlington, and Milo Sperling and his wife, Maureen, of Seward; two stepdaughters, Nancy Drum and her husband, Bud, of League City, Texas, and Ardes Vance and her husband, Ray, of South Pasadena, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 9 am-9 pm Thursday, Sept. 12, at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. The funeral service will be 10:30 am Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington. The Rev. Rick Kanoy will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Paul's Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the St. Paul's Building Fund and The Lutheran Hour.
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from obituary printed in the Sept. 10, 2002 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska and an obituary Arlington, Nebraska. Funeral Leaflet. Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteer Nolan Oltjenbruns 49849921
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Clara E. (Sommer) (Belz) Sperling, 99
June 15, 1903 ~ September 8, 2002
Clara was born June 15, 1903, in Scribner, Nebraska, to John and Ida (Schumacher) Sommer.
In 1912, Clara moved with her family to Seward, Nebraska, and, in 1918, they moved to Stanton, Nebraska, where she graduated from high school. She then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.
On June 8, 1932, she was married to Lawrence Belz. He preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 1933.
On June 12, 1960, she was married to Edgar Sperling in Topeka, Kan. They made their home in Arlington, Nebraska, on the Sperling Turkey Farm. Edgar preceded her in death April 24, 1987.
Clara taught in Lutheran schools in Fremont, Altoona, Sioux City, Iowa, and Topeka,Kansas as well as St. Paul's Lutheran School north of Arlington until she retired in 1969. She taught for a total of 43 years, the last seven years at St. Paul's Lutheran School, north of Arlington, retiring in 1969. During the summer, while teaching in Topeka, she was employed by the Kansas State Treasury Department.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington and the church's Lutheran Women's Missionary League.
Clara E. Sperling, 99, of Arlington, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, in the Fremont Area Medical Center in Fremont.
In addition to her husbands, Clara was preceded in death by her parents, eight sisters, and a grandson, Brent Sperling.
Survivors include three stepsons, Howard Belz and his wife, Marian, of Anaheim, Calif., Donnie Sperling and his wife, Ardeth, of Arlington, and Milo Sperling and his wife, Maureen, of Seward; two stepdaughters, Nancy Drum and her husband, Bud, of League City, Texas, and Ardes Vance and her husband, Ray, of South Pasadena, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 9 am-9 pm Thursday, Sept. 12, at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. The funeral service will be 10:30 am Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington. The Rev. Rick Kanoy will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Paul's Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the St. Paul's Building Fund and The Lutheran Hour.
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from obituary printed in the Sept. 10, 2002 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska and an obituary Arlington, Nebraska. Funeral Leaflet. Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteer Nolan Oltjenbruns 49849921
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June 15, 1903 ~ September 8, 2002
Clara was born June 15, 1903, in Scribner, Nebraska, to John and Ida (Schumacher) Sommer.
In 1912, Clara moved with her family to Seward, Nebraska, and, in 1918, they moved to Stanton, Nebraska, where she graduated from high school. She then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.
On June 8, 1932, she was married to Lawrence Belz. He preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 1933.
On June 12, 1960, she was married to Edgar Sperling in Topeka, Kan. They made their home in Arlington, Nebraska, on the Sperling Turkey Farm. Edgar preceded her in death April 24, 1987.
Clara taught in Lutheran schools in Fremont, Altoona, Sioux City, Iowa, and Topeka,Kansas as well as St. Paul's Lutheran School north of Arlington until she retired in 1969. She taught for a total of 43 years, the last seven years at St. Paul's Lutheran School, north of Arlington, retiring in 1969. During the summer, while teaching in Topeka, she was employed by the Kansas State Treasury Department.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington and the church's Lutheran Women's Missionary League.
Clara E. Sperling, 99, of Arlington, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, in the Fremont Area Medical Center in Fremont.
In addition to her husbands, Clara was preceded in death by her parents, eight sisters, and a grandson, Brent Sperling.
Survivors include three stepsons, Howard Belz and his wife, Marian, of Anaheim, Calif., Donnie Sperling and his wife, Ardeth, of Arlington, and Milo Sperling and his wife, Maureen, of Seward; two stepdaughters, Nancy Drum and her husband, Bud, of League City, Texas, and Ardes Vance and her husband, Ray, of South Pasadena, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 9 am-9 pm Thursday, Sept. 12, at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. The funeral service will be 10:30 am Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Arlington. The Rev. Rick Kanoy will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Paul's Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the St. Paul's Building Fund and The Lutheran Hour.
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from obituary printed in the Sept. 10, 2002 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska and an obituary Arlington, Nebraska. Funeral Leaflet. Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteer Nolan Oltjenbruns 49849921
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