Clara E. Brotherson
March 09, 1914 - July 17, 2011
Wall Lake, IA
Visitation: Monday, 5:00-7:30 p.m. July 18, 2011 at Farber and Otteman Funeral Home in Wall Lake, IA
Funeral Service: Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. July 19, 2011 at Peace Lutheran Church, Wall Lake, IA
Interment: July 19, 2011 at Wall Lake Cemetery, Wall Lake, IA
Clara Brotherson, age 97, of Wall Lake, IA, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Twilight Acres Nursing Home in Wall Lake, IA. Clara Evelyn Dierenfeld was born on March 9, 1914, in rural Breda to parents Louis and Effie Mae (Benton) Dierenfeld. She grew up in rural Breda and Wall Lake, IA, attending school in Wall Lake. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith by Pastor Discher on June 21, 1914, and confirmed by Pastor Schwidder on March 24, 1929. The Brotherson’s were members of the Peace Lutheran Church in Wall Lake.
She met and fell in love with Ray William George Brotherson and they were married on June 12, 1937, in a Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE. This union was blessed with three children: Carol, Lorene and Allan.
Clara worked to make a loving home for her family, as well as being a cook at Twilight Acres, the school, and Nutrition Dinners. She retired in 1980 and enjoyed many hobbies throughout her life and retirement including cooking, baking bread and cinnamon rolls, making quilts, reading the Bible, and listening to Christian radio. Clara loved bringing her family together for Sunday dinners, and they remember her request for everyone “to take the dear Lord with them”. She treasured her traveling adventures including her trips to California with her grandchildren to see her sister Evelyn, brother George, and Disneyland. Her 13 grandchildren had at least two trips to California with Grandma Clara. She will be dearly missed by all those that knew and loved her.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters: Carol Ann (Darrell) Arneil, and Lorene Mae (LeRoy) Rowedder; daughter-in-law Patricia Kropf Brotherson; grandchildren: Jody, Jacqueline, Janine, Julie, Jayne, Laura, Sara, Larry, Suzanne, Sharon, Daniel, Christopher, and Andrea; great-grandchildren: Andrew, Beth, Jessica, Joshua, Jacob, Jared, Leigh, Kaitlin, Nick, Tiffany, Travis, Isabella, Sophia, Alec, Haley, Christian, Cole, Brady, Regan, Henry, Ava, Reid, Kate, Chloe, Sena, Sierra, Shianne, Savannah, Ty, Cauy, Hope, Grant, and Jaci; great-great grandchildren Morgan, Allison, Joe, Kate, Abigail, and Laila; sisters: Leona D. Petty of Adair, IA, and Evelyn D. Luckow of Ramona, CA; and many neices, nephews, cousins, extended family members and friends.
Preceded in death by her husband Ray; her parents Louis and Effie; son Allan on May 5, 2011; brothers and sisters: William, Myrtle, George, Charlie, Alma, Florence, Walter, Leola, and Arlo.
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