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Clara Marie Kloker Haffey Cavanaugh

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Birth	:	16 Jun 1921 Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
Death	:	15 Aug 2014 Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.6151886, -112.0993042
Plot	:	Sec B, Row 6, Plot 57
Description	:	Clara Marie (Kloker Haffey) Cavanaugh passed away on Aug. 15, 2014. Clara was 93 years young. Clara was born on June 16, 1921, in Anaconda, to Walter and Mary (Flaherty) Kloker. She was the third of four children in the Kloker family. Walter (Slick), Ann (Toots) and Bill were her brothers and sister. They and their spouses all preceded her in death. She carried the deepest and fondest memories of her loving parents, brothers and sister and their spouses throughout her life. She was an extremely proud member of the Kloker family, from 619 E. 8th St. in Anaconda — an Anaconda working-class... Read More	Clara Marie (Kloker Haffey) Cavanaugh passed away on Aug. 15, 2014. Clara was 93 years young. Clara was born on June 16, 1921, in Anaconda, to Walter and Mary (Flaherty) Kloker. She was the third of four children in the Kloker family. Walter (Slick), Ann (Toots) and Bill were her brothers and sister. They and their spouses all preceded her in death. She carried the deepest and fondest memories of her loving parents, brothers and sister and their spouses throughout her life. She was an extremely proud member of the Kloker family, from 619 E. 8th St. in Anaconda — an Anaconda working-class smelterman’s neighborhood, sometimes known as Vinegar Hill, after a famous hill and battle in Ireland. She attended St. Peter’s grade school and high school in Anaconda, graduating in 1939. Clara was a model student and a regular participant at daily Mass at St. Peter’s Church. Clara was an usher at the Anaconda movie theaters along with many of her friends. That job was the first in a series of jobs she had over her lifetime. Immediately upon graduation, she went to work as a telephone operator for Mountain Bell. She was working on the switchboard on Dec. 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked and recalled making phone connections for families of men and women on active duty in the service. Clara married Jack Haffey on Jan. 24, 1944, in St. Peter’s Church. Jack, also a 1939 graduate of St. Peter’s, enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1941 and went on to become a first lieutenant and bomber pilot during World War II, serving in the Aleutian Islands. Clara and Jack, this proud and special Irish-American couple, had four children — John (Jack), Mary Claire, Colleen (who passed away at the age of 6 months) and Patricia Catherine (Pat). Clara and Jack were married for 17 years. Jack passed away in October 1975. Clara was a role model as a mother, spouse, worker and manager. She was a friend to all and a true servant leader. Her work life, from 1939 through 1985, included jobs as an usher, telephone operator, grocery clerk, newsstand clerk, tire shop bookkeeper, office assistant in the Deer Lodge County Clerk and Recorder’s office and cashier in the business office of JC Penney in Anaconda. In 1965, Monsignor Tony Brown, then the president of Carroll College, asked Clara to become the manager of the bookstore at Carroll. Clara knew the job would be good for her family so she made the courageous decision to leave Anaconda and move to Helena. She managed the Carroll College bookstore from 1966 through 1985, serving as manager, co-worker, and, day in and day out, second mother and friend to the thousands of students who attended Carroll during those 20 years. Her warm smile greeted faculty, staff, students and their families as they entered the bookstore. She was extremely proud of Carroll and her opportunity to be an integral part of its growth and success, along with Monsignor Brown and former high school classmate, Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen. In 1981, Clara’s warm smile caught the attention of a retired Iowa farmer, Clem Cavanaugh, who at the age of 66, enrolled as a freshman to obtain the education he always desired. Although a serious “older than average” student, Clem persuaded the busy bookstore manager that they should have dinner. Thus began a courtship leading to marriage in 1983. Clara and Clem, also a WWII bomber pilot, spent the next 17 years enjoying both her family and his family until Clem’s death in 2001. They traveled to the Holy Land, Ireland, Hawaii and throughout the United States. They enjoyed hosting family gatherings at their cozy home in Helena. The world was a better place as a result of these two Irish-Americans coming together at Carroll College. Clara played basketball for St. Peter’s High School. She had a fiercely competitive spirit, cheering vigorously at games whenever her children were involved. She watched and leaned right into the TV whenever her Carroll College and Notre Dame football teams were on and when the Gonzaga basketball teams were playing. Her Catholic faith was the centerpiece of her life, playing a great role in the way she loved and served all people. Her family has been blessed by her abundant gifts of love, faith, joy, acceptance, sacrifice, commitment, perseverance and trust. Clara proudly served as Eucharistic Minister, greeter and server at funeral lunches, and was a member of the Sacred Heart League at the Cathedral of St. Helena. Clara is survived by her son, Jack, his wife, Susan, and their children, Kelly Ann (Mike) Marker, John (Jennifer) and Dan; her daughter, Mary Claire, and her husband, Mark Warfield, and their daughter, Molly (Linn) Parish; and her daughter, Pat Haffey, and her husband, Mike Billing, and Pat’s children, Julie (Thayne) McCulloh, Tom Lopach and Angie (Paul) Tranel. Her great-grandchildren are Liam and Finn Haffey, Maddie and Cory Marker, Jack and Noah Haffey, Ellie and Ben Parish, Katie, Annie and Emily McCulloh, Quinn and Gavin Tranel and Breighelle Warfield. In addition to her parents, brothers and sisters, and deceased spouses Jack and Clem, Clara was preceded in death by her daughter, Colleen, and her grandson, Kris Warfield, and by several nephews and nieces. In the Kloker and Haffey families, Clara has numerous nieces and nephews and their families, all of whom she loved as if they were her own children. Clara lived the last 3 1/2 years at Touchmark (Waterford) in Helena, where her warmth and kindness was reciprocated by wonderful residents and staff. While at Touchmark, she was once asked why she always smiled when she saw people, her response was: “I don’t know. A smile just comes right to my face. I love everybody.” Clara’s family extends their appreciation to the very caring staff from Touchmark, Dr. Sri Vellanki, Dr. Jessica Bailey, Dr. Kerry Ford, Dr. Lee Harrison, Dr. Andy Coil, Brenna Manion and the St. Peter’s Hospital emergency room staff, and Hospice of St. Peter’s. Clara was and is a loving parent, spouse, employee, servant leader, friend and faith-filled girl from “Vinegar Hill” who brought life and kind, caring, generous love to all persons. She left her mark on this world and is the personification of the full and happy life, well lived. A vigil service and celebration of Clara’s life will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 N. Montana Ave. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Helena, 530 N. Ewing at noon on Thursday, Aug. 21. Burial will take place at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery immediately following the funeral Mass with a reception to follow in the Brondel Center, back at the Cathedral of St. Helena. Those desiring to make a memorial contribution in Clara’s name might consider the Clara Haffey Cavanaugh Bookstore Scholarship at Carroll College, 16 N. Benton, Helena, MT 59625; or the Kris Warfield Memorial Scholarship at Excelsior Youth Center, 3754 W. Indian Trail Road, Spokane WA, 99208. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer the family condolences or to share a memory of Clara.

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Clara Marie Kloker Haffey Cavanaugh death on 15 Aug 2014 in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 46.6151886
Longitude: -112.0993042

Family Members:

Parent

Walter Kloker

(1890 - 1971)

Mary J. Flaherty Kloker

(1895 - 1958)

Spouse

John Daniel Haffey

(1921 - 1975)

Clement Francis “Clem” Cavanaugh

(1916 - 2001)

Siblings

Walter T. “Slick” Kloker

(1917 - 1968)

William John Kloker

(1923 - 1978)

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