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Clara A <I>Olson</I> Behnke

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Clara A Olson Behnke

Birth
Green Valley, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
1 Jan 1985 (aged 83)
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Clara A. Behnke

Clara A. Behnke, 83, Bonduel, died Tuesday in Green Bay. The daughter of the late Hulvor and Marie (Gilbertson) Olson was born Dec. 17, 1901, in the Town of Green Valley.

She married Robert W. Behnke in Oconto Oct. 14, 1925. The couple farmed in the Town of Lessor for 25 years. Her husband preceded her in death in Oct. 1953.

Mrs. Behnke lived in Bonduel for the past 29 years. She was a member of Our Savior A.L.C.W.

Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Chester (Betty) Katch, Oconto; one son, Robert and his wife, Eva Behnke, Shawano; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Celia LeFebre, Sun City, Ariz.

She was preceded in death by ten brothers and sisters, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

Friends may call at Wendt Funeral Home, Bonduel, after 4 p.m. Thursday and at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Town of Lessor, from 9 until 11 a.m. Friday. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, at the church, the Rev. Alvin Peterson officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano.

Green Bay Gazette, Wednesday, Jan 2, 1985
Clara A. Behnke

Clara A. Behnke, 83, Bonduel, died Tuesday in Green Bay. The daughter of the late Hulvor and Marie (Gilbertson) Olson was born Dec. 17, 1901, in the Town of Green Valley.

She married Robert W. Behnke in Oconto Oct. 14, 1925. The couple farmed in the Town of Lessor for 25 years. Her husband preceded her in death in Oct. 1953.

Mrs. Behnke lived in Bonduel for the past 29 years. She was a member of Our Savior A.L.C.W.

Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Chester (Betty) Katch, Oconto; one son, Robert and his wife, Eva Behnke, Shawano; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Celia LeFebre, Sun City, Ariz.

She was preceded in death by ten brothers and sisters, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

Friends may call at Wendt Funeral Home, Bonduel, after 4 p.m. Thursday and at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Town of Lessor, from 9 until 11 a.m. Friday. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, at the church, the Rev. Alvin Peterson officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano.

Green Bay Gazette, Wednesday, Jan 2, 1985


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123744884/clara_a-behnke: accessed ), memorial page for Clara A Olson Behnke (17 Dec 1901–1 Jan 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 123744884, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Diane F (contributor 47536298).