Claire Theresa Thuringer 1928 - 2018

THURINGER, GLEASON, BAY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/8/2018 at 22:37:08

Sioux City Journal
29 September 2018

Sioux City, formerly Akron, Iowa

Claire Thuringer, 90, of Sioux City, formerly of Akron, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at her home in Sioux City.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mater Dei Parish–Church of the Nativity in Sioux City. The Rev. Andrew Galles will celebrate Mass. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery at Akron. Visitation with the family present will be 9:30 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church. Arrangements are with the Rexwinkel-Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com.

Claire Theresa Bay was born Aug. 25, 1928, in Akron, Iowa, the daughter of Axel and Margaret (Gleason) Bay. She attended school in Akron and graduated from Akron High School. She enjoyed waitressing at the High Point in Okoboji.

She was united in marriage to Louie Oaks on June 28, 1948. Claire and Louie made their home in Akron. To this union, a daughter, Patricia was born. Louie passed away Oct. 1, 1959.

Claire later married Loren Thuringer on Aug. 9, 1960. She and Loren made their home in Akron, where they owned and operated Thuringer’s Store. They later moved to South Sioux City. While living in South Sioux City, she was a lunch helper at the school and nannied. She was also a waitress at Park Plaza in South Sioux City for many years. Loren passed away Dec. 14, 1999.

She was a member of Nativity Catholic Church in Sioux City. She enjoyed dancing, playing bingo, and trying her luck at the casino. She loved her family, friends, and her pets, especially her dogs.

Claire is survived by many nieces and nephews; two sisters-in-law, Rita Bay of Scottsdale, AZ and Shirley Lael of Hawarden, IA; and one brother-in-law: Curtis Hansen of Sioux City, IA.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Axel and Margaret Bay; her husbands, Louie Oaks and Loren Thuringer; her daughter, Pat Oaks; and her brothers and sisters, Eugene, Stanley, Donald, Jules "Brownie," Paul, Phillip, Agnes Lamoureux, and Barbara Hansen.

The family would like to thank Hospice of Siouxland and Deer Hollow Pointe for their kindness and support.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Claire’s name to Hospice of Siouxland.