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- Clara Mary Hankes Schweiger
Birth 18 Aug 1912
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Death 25 May 2007 (aged 94)
Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Saint Peters Cemetery
Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
Memorial ID 69246712 · View Source
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Clara M. Schweiger, 94, of Beaver Dam, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Clearview Nursing Home in Juneau. Friends and family may call at Murray Funeral Home in Beaver Dam on Wednesday, May 30, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and at St. Katharine Drexel Church, 511 S. Spring St., Beaver Dam on Thursday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday at church at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. John Schreiter and the Rev. Troy Schweiger will officiate. Burial will be at St. Peter's Cemetery in the town of Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wis. The former Clara M. Hankes was born on Aug. 18, 1912, in Aurora, Ill. to the late John and Catherine (Lies) Hankes. On Sept. 12, 1936, she was united in marriage with Gilbert Schweiger in Beaver Dam. He preceded Clara in death on Sept. 1, 1995. Having 10 children, Clara made clothes for them and continued to enjoy sewing throughout her life. She prepared thousands of meals for her family and enjoyed cooking and baking as well. Clara was a member of St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Beaver Dam and was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. Survivors include 10 children, Raymond Schweiger of South Dakota, James (Judi) Schweiger of Summerville, S. C., Donald (Margaret) Schweiger of Beaver Dam, Charles (Jill) Schweiger of Sussex, Michael (Mary Jo) Schweiger of Madison, Catherine (Robert) Budde of Beaver Dam, Mary Ann Schwantes of Beaver Dam, Betty (James) Kledehn of Strasburg, Colo., Donna Keller of Charlotte, N. C. and Judy (Dave) Berg of Beaver Dam; 30 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; one brother, Joseph (Audrey) Hankes of Beaver Dam; one sister, Mary (John) Pakiz of Aurora, Colo.; four sisters-in-law, Evelyn Hankes, Henrietta Hankes, Jean Pirk and Bernadette Hankes, all of Beaver Dam; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Clara was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son - David Schweiger, three grandsons, a son-in-law - David Schwantes, six brothers - Ralph, Clem, Alfred "Louie," Francis, John and Ed Hankes, and a sister-in-law - Loraine Hankes. The family suggests that memorials be made to St. Katharine Drexel Parish or St. Katharine Drexel School. Murray Funeral Home in Beaver Dam is serving the family
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1912 - 2007 (94 years)
