Clara (Ray) Kurtz (1860-1938)

RAY, KURTZ, GHRIST

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 12/14/2022 at 20:25:18

From Nevada Evening Journal February 17, 1938 (page 3)

Final Rites Held Wednesday Afternoon for Mrs. Clara Kurtz

Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Kurtz, 77, who died at Glendale, California, Saturday, were held at the church at Iowa Center Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. C. E. Lookingbill in charge. Following the services, which were attended by a large group of relatives and oldtime friends, the body was laid to rest in the Iowa Center cemetery by the side of her husband, the late Andrew J. Kurtz, who died 8 years ago.

Services had been held at Glendale on Sunday, immediately after which her son Ernest Kurtz left for Iowa with the body, arriving at Maxwell Wednesday morning.

The other son, Ray Kurtz of O'Neill, Neb., with members of the family were also here for the service, as were granddaughters of the deceased from Des Moines.

Clara Anne Ray was born in Story county, Iowa, November 11, 1860. She was the last of 14 children born to Judiah and Clara Ray early day residents of the Iowa Center neighborhood and later of Nevada.

She was united in marriage to Andrew Kurtz in 1880. The year following their marriage they located northeast of Iowa Center in the Dalton neighborhood where they lived 21 years and where their family of three children were born. The children are Ernest Kurtz of Glendale, Calif., Ray Kurtz of O'Neill, Neb., and Eva Kurtz Ghrist of Glendale, Calif.

In 1902 the family moved to Nevada, Iowa, and lived for 30 years where 8 years ago her husband preceded her in death. For the past seven years she made her home in Glendale, Calif., and for the past two years has been rapidly failing health.

In 1887 she joined the United Brethren church at Dalton and later transferred her membership to Central Presbyterian church in Nevada and retained her membership in that church.

She was also a member of the Nevada Rebekah lodge.

She leaves to mourn her loss the three children, 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

She passed away February 12 at 7 a. m. at the Physician and Surgeons hospital in Glendale, Calif., after a lingering illness.