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Clara Stoecker Nies

Birth	:	21 Oct 1918 McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	5 Oct 2006 New Salem, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6389008, -93.7005997
Description	:	October 08, 2006 • The Bismarck Tribune Clara Nies ASHLEY - Clara Nies, 87, Ashley, died Oct. 5, 2006, at Elm Crest Manor, New Salem. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Ashley, with the Rev. Kyle Reinhiller officiating. Burial will be in the Ashley City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 4 p.m. today at Carlsen Funeral Home, Ashley, and for one hour prior to the service at the church. Clara Stoecker, daughter of John and Louise (Feichtner) Stoecker, was born Oct. 21, 1918, near Lehr. She was raised... Read More	October 08, 2006 • The Bismarck Tribune Clara Nies ASHLEY - Clara Nies, 87, Ashley, died Oct. 5, 2006, at Elm Crest Manor, New Salem. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Ashley, with the Rev. Kyle Reinhiller officiating. Burial will be in the Ashley City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 4 p.m. today at Carlsen Funeral Home, Ashley, and for one hour prior to the service at the church. Clara Stoecker, daughter of John and Louise (Feichtner) Stoecker, was born Oct. 21, 1918, near Lehr. She was raised by her foster parents, Wilhelm and Rosina Klein, in Lehr until she was a sophomore in high school. They then moved to Lodi, Calif., where she graduated from Lodi Union High School with the Class of 1936. Soon after graduation, she and her foster family moved back to Lehr. She was united in marriage to Walter Nies March 24, 1940, at Lehr. They made their home on his family's farm. They were general farmers raising small grains and livestock. In the fall of 1947, they moved to Lodi. In the fall of 1948, they returned to the family homestead and resumed farming. In November of 1993, they retired and moved to Ashley. In May of 2003, they moved into Primrose of Bismarck. Her husband died Dec. 9, 2005. She continued to make her home in Bismarck. In the last nine months, she has been in and out of nursing care. Clara enjoyed her vegetable and flower gardens, quilting and crocheting. For relaxation, she read magazines. It was very important to her that all of her children learned to love music. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. Survivors include three daughters, Stella (James E.) Merkel, Aberdeen, S.D., Connie (Duane) Barden, Mandan, and Rosezella (Paul) Hanson, Emerado; four sons, Roger (Gloria) Nies, San Diego, Rayton (Paula) Nies, Sanford, Mich., Timothy (Jill) Nies, Grand Forks, and Curtis (Wanda Schlabsz) Nies, Ashley; one sister, Lydia Doerre-Scott, Lansing, Mich., one sister-in-law, Alice Stoecker, Lansing; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Her parents; foster parents; husband; two sisters, Amelia "Millie" Doerre and Odelia "Tillie" Schaible; and two brothers, Fred Stoecker and Theodore Stoecker, preceded her in death. Honorary casketbearers will be her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Casketbearers will be Scott Merkel, Troy Hanson, Brian Barden, Andrew Nies, Paul Nies and Reuben Nies Jr. The organist will be Marcia Davis.

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Clara Stoecker Nies's memorial is located at: Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk County, USA.
When did Clara Stoecker Nies death?
Clara Stoecker Nies death on 5 Oct 2006 in New Salem, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 41.6389008
Longitude: -93.7005997

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