Claria Sophia Louisa (Knief) Gillett

GILLETT, KNIEF, KLAMMER, RUEBER, KAUTZ, ZILMER, FICHTEL

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Date: 8/15/2012 at 08:27:34

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OBITUARY-- MRS. CLARA GILLETT

Claria Sophia Louisa Gillett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Knief was born March 26th, 1888, at Westgate, Fayette County, Iowa. She was baptized April 15th, 1888. Later she received her religious instruction at the Lutheran school and was confirmed May 8, 1902. She grew to womanhood at her home near Westgate. On November 5th, 1912 she was united in marriage to her now bereaved husband, Marguis L. Gillett of Frederika, Iowa. To this union three children were born: Alfred 15; Winifred 10; Ida May, 4. Mrs. Gillett enjoyed fairly good health until the year 1917 when she was troubled with rheumatism and was also operated on for appendicitis at the Lutheran hospital at Hampton, Iowa.

In 1918 she moved with her husband on a farm at Eagle Point, Wis. Here she enjoyed fairly good health until about a year ago, when she began getting attacks of gall stone trouble, Since last February her ailment seemed to become more severe and serious. On the 14th of June she entered St. Josephs Hospital at Chippawa Falls where she underwent an operation the next day, Saturday June 15th. She came out of the operation fine, but in the morning June 16th her heart began to fail and at 2:30 p. m. of the same day she was called out of this vale of tears into the heavenly home of peace and rest.

She was a true wife to her husband and a loving mother to her three children: and an active member of the Evanglical Lutheran church and its Ladies Aid. The days of her earthly pilgrimage were: 41 years, 2 months, 20 days.

She leaves to mourn her death her bereaved husband; three now motherless children, Alfred, Winfred and Ida Mae. Also her aged mother, three brothers, Fred, Walter and Alvin; two sisters, Emma and Esther; many other relatives and a large circle of friends.

Services were held Wednesday at the Lutheran church. Interment at the Lutheran cemetery at Eagleton, Wis.

Relatives attending the funeral were: Her mother, Mrs. G. P. Knief; two brothers, Fred and Walter and sister Emma of Westgate, Iowa; her sister, Esther of Sebewaing, Michigan; her brother Alvin and family of Bateman, Sask., Canada; Mr and Mrs. Joh Zilmer and son George of Westgate, Ia.; Mrs. George Klammer and son August of Westgate; Mrs. D. Kautz and sons Gerhardt and Emanuel of Merrill, Wis.; Mr. Henry Zilmer and sons Henry and Otto of Belgrade, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Gillett and daughter Lela and son Earl of Frederika, Ia.; Ray Gillett of Waterloo, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rueber and son of Sumner, Ia.; Mrs. Harry Fichtel of Alta Vista, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillett and two daughters of Chetek, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Gillett of Chetek, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Fay Gillett of Chetek, Wis.