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 Clara F. Schaefer age 80 of Yankton passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. Funeral service will be at 11:30 Saturday, April 16, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Yankton with Rev. Steve Weispfennig officiating. Burial will be approximately 2:15 PM at the Zion Cemetery, Avon, SD. Visitations will be from 5-8 PM, Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.
Clara Florence Schafer, daughter of Henry and Rosa (Trickler) Wiechmann, was born July 13, 1930 at Wagner, SD. Clara graduated from Wagner High School in 1949. She attended Beauty School in Sioux Falls and then was an apprentice with Winnie Mokrejs in her beauty salon. Clara purchased the Town and Country Salon from Gert Dressler and ran her own shop in Wagner for a few years. Clara married Hugo Schaefer on October 27, 1966. They lived in Wagner, Rapid City, Tyndall, Springfield, and Yankton. Clara and Hugo traveled some in their motor home sightseeing and visiting family and friends. Clara enjoyed stitching and embroidery work of which she did countless dish towels and several quilt tops. She enjoyed the flowers in her garden and was always willing to help family and friends. Clara enjoyed the neighborhood children in all the towns they lived in. Clara also enjoyed scrapbooking; she has many books with articles and pictures of friends and family. She enjoyed playing her organ especially playing the old hymns.
Clara is survived by many nieces and nephews and two sisters-in-law; Ruby Wiechmann and Ora Maye Wiechmann both of Wagner, SD.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugo, her brothers; Art and Albert Wiechmann and sisters; Delores Wiechmann, Emma Bromert, Edna Uecker, and Myrtle Hollmann.
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