Marcella Ann Kluver Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Clay Center resident Marcella Ann Kluver, 88, died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Harvard House Assisted Living in Harvard, NE. Rosary will be 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at McLaughlin Funeral Home in Clay Center, NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 8, 2012, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harvard, NE with Father James Benton officiating. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2012, at the Clay Center Cemetery in Clay Center, NE. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 1 p.m. until the Rosary. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harvard, NE. Marcella Ann (Wolfe) Kluver was born June 23, 1924, at Fairfield NE to Benjamin and Jessie Wolfe. She graduated from Harvard Public School in Harvard NE. Marcella married Eldon (Bud) Kluver on January 10, 1945, in Kansas. They began married life on a farm south of Fairfield NE and after a short time moved to a farm southeast of Clay Center where they began their farming life. In 1964, they built a new home in Clay Center and continued to farm until Bud's passing in 1987. Marcella loved gardening, raising flowers, cooking, canning, and sewing. She also was an avid fan of listening to country music and sports games on the radio. Marcella was a member or St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Alter Society. She is survived by one son, Darrell Kluver and wife Pam of Clay Center, NE; two daughters, Shirley Bottorf and husband Bill of Sutton, NE and Sharan Ostdiek and husband Ron of Blue Hill, NE. Marcella was blessed with eleven grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. She will be missed by everyone. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother.

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Marcella Ann Kluver

June 23, 1924 - November 4, 2012