Claire Forsthoefel Dana Amsler passed away May 16, 2010, at the Bentley Village Care Center in Naples, Florida. She was 80 years old. Claire was born in Dayton, Ohio, on April 1, 1930, the daughter of Gregory and Ursula (Desch) Forsthoefel. As a child, she moved from Ohio to Massachusetts before settling in Adrian, Michigan. After graduating from St. Mary's Catholic School, Claire graduated from Siena Heights College in 1951 with a degree in Philosophy. Claire met and married David Michael "Mike" Dana; he preceded her in death. Claire returned to Siena Heights and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1978. In 1979 Claire married Merrill F. Amsler of Adrian, Michigan, and they soon moved to Naples, Florida. Widowed a second time in 1996, Claire eventually settled in Bentley Village four years ago. She is survived by her three daughters, Martha Rolston of Onsted, Michigan, Mary Ruth Dana of Raleigh, North Carolina and Paula A. Dana of Ypsilanti, Michigan. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Matthew Dana Rolsten of Onsted, Michigan and Hannah Claire, Gregory Lloyd and Michael David Hutchins of Raleigh, North Carolina. Claire is also survived by a sister, Rita McLaughlin of Jackson, Michigan; and her brothers, Mark (Joan) Forsthoefel of Plymouth, Michigan, Paul (Margaret) Forsthoefel of Carmel, Indiana, Dr. Frank (Tina) Forsthoefel of Columbia, S.C., and Raymond (Christine) Forsthoefel of Allentown, Pa., sister-in-law Margie Forsthoefel of Tecumseh, Michigan, also survives. Claire was preceded in death by husbands Mike and Merrill, as well as her parents, brother, Gregory Forsthoefel, and brother-in-law, William "Bill" McLaughlin. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, June 4, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Adrian, Michigan, with Father Bob Schramm officiating. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Wagley Funeral Home of Adrian.