She attended St. Bernard grade school. On February 25, 1930 she was united in marriage to Edward T. Backes at St. Bernard Catholic Church rural Lindsay. The couple lived and farmed near Lindsay until moving to Columbus in 1955. Clara worked for Dale Electronics for 20 years. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, St. Theresa Sodality, and St. Anthony Quilting Club. Clara enjoyed crocheting and quilting and made numerous afghans for wedding presents. She also enjoyed playing bingo, cards, baking pies and being with all her grandchildren who she loved very much.
She is survived by:
Daughter: Joyce (Erv) Wieser of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Carolyn (Ken) Cielocha of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Marilyn (Bill) Haney of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Joan (Bill) Kurtenbach of Columbus, NE
Son: Duane (Lois) Backes of Lindsay, NE
Son: Earl (Lenore) Backes of Arvada, CO
Son: Ken (Jane) Backes of Humphrey, NE
Son: Bill (Ginny) Backes of Milford, NE
Son: Dave Backes of Columbus, NE
Brother: Bill (Rose Ann) Albracht of Broken Bow, NE
Sister: Alvina Chevrier of Fremont, NE
Sister: Bonnie (Gene) Helmberger of Fort Morgan, CO
Sister: Darlene Korus of Lindsay, NE
Sister: Germaine (Ralph) Schmidt of Platte Center, NE
Close Family Friend: Donnie Wachal of Columbus, NE
37 Grandchildren and 78 Great Grandchildren
She was preceded by:
Husband: Edward T. Backes
Father: Frank Albracht
Mother: Isabelle Albracht
Daughter: Sr. Edna Backes
Infant Son: Jackie Backes
Grandson: Jonathan Backes
Brother: Alphonse Albracht
Brother: Clarence Albracht
Sister: Helen Breidert
Sister: Mildred Dalhauser
Sister: Gertrude Faltin
Sister: Loretta Finn
She attended St. Bernard grade school. On February 25, 1930 she was united in marriage to Edward T. Backes at St. Bernard Catholic Church rural Lindsay. The couple lived and farmed near Lindsay until moving to Columbus in 1955. Clara worked for Dale Electronics for 20 years. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, St. Theresa Sodality, and St. Anthony Quilting Club. Clara enjoyed crocheting and quilting and made numerous afghans for wedding presents. She also enjoyed playing bingo, cards, baking pies and being with all her grandchildren who she loved very much.
She is survived by:
Daughter: Joyce (Erv) Wieser of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Carolyn (Ken) Cielocha of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Marilyn (Bill) Haney of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Joan (Bill) Kurtenbach of Columbus, NE
Son: Duane (Lois) Backes of Lindsay, NE
Son: Earl (Lenore) Backes of Arvada, CO
Son: Ken (Jane) Backes of Humphrey, NE
Son: Bill (Ginny) Backes of Milford, NE
Son: Dave Backes of Columbus, NE
Brother: Bill (Rose Ann) Albracht of Broken Bow, NE
Sister: Alvina Chevrier of Fremont, NE
Sister: Bonnie (Gene) Helmberger of Fort Morgan, CO
Sister: Darlene Korus of Lindsay, NE
Sister: Germaine (Ralph) Schmidt of Platte Center, NE
Close Family Friend: Donnie Wachal of Columbus, NE
37 Grandchildren and 78 Great Grandchildren
She was preceded by:
Husband: Edward T. Backes
Father: Frank Albracht
Mother: Isabelle Albracht
Daughter: Sr. Edna Backes
Infant Son: Jackie Backes
Grandson: Jonathan Backes
Brother: Alphonse Albracht
Brother: Clarence Albracht
Sister: Helen Breidert
Sister: Mildred Dalhauser
Sister: Gertrude Faltin
Sister: Loretta Finn
Family Members
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Gertrude Albracht Faltin
1905–1991
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Alphonse M Albracht
1907–1994
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Alvina M. Albracht Chevrier
1910–2004
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Loretta A. Albracht Finn
1913–1999
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Helen I. Albracht Breidert
1915–1997
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Mildred J Albracht Dahlhauser
1917–1978
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Clarence "Bud" Albracht
1920–2002
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Germaine Albracht Schmidt
1922–2015
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Wilfred "Bill" Albracht
1926–2023
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Darlene Albracht Korus
1929–2019
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Bonnie Jean Albracht Helmberger
1931–2010
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