Edith Anne (Schulte) McCLURE

SCHULTE, MCCLURE, PACKARD, ANDERSON, HETTINGA, BRIDGES, NARIGON, BENDA, LORENTZEN, RESPELIERS, HANSON, FRAZIER, MOUDY, YOSHI, ANDERSON, KARAGIANIA, HANSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:07:03

Edith Anne (Schulte) McClure
December 1, 1933 ---- October 22, 2019

Edith Anne McClure passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Waterford Assisted Living Center in Ames, Iowa. She had been a resident since April of 2018. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. at Andrews Funeral Homes, in Klemme, Iowa, on Thursday, October 24, 2019. Funeral services will be Friday, October 25, 2019 at 1p.m. at Andrews Funeral Homes, Klemme, Iowa.

Edith Anne (Schulte) McClure was born on a farm near Alexander, Iowa on December 1st, 1933, to John Schulte and Miriam (Packard) Schulte. Edith was the oldest of the four Schulte girls.

She graduated from Alexander High School in 1951, and trained at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing for three years, graduating in 1954 as a registered nurse.

Edith was married to Robert R. McClure on September 19th, 1954. They moved to the Klemme area that year, and began farming. Edith also worked at the Belmond Community Hospital.

She volunteered with the Klemme Methodist Church, the Girl Scouts, and Klemme School Music Mothers and other school activities. Edith also enjoyed reading, traveling, and attending concerts and events.

She is survived by her sisters Sharon Anderson, Jeanine Hettinga, and Suzanne (Rock) Bridges. She is also survived by daughters Peggy McClure, Nancy Narigon, Jane McClure, Mary (Robert) Benda, and Susan McClure. Also grandchildren Lauren (Jess) Lorentzen, Charlotte (Brian) Respeliers, Henry (Abby) Narigon, Nellie (Andreas) Hanson, Amelia (Stuart Frazier) Narigon, Lizzy Narigon, John Moudy, and Todd Moudy (Sarah Yoshi Anderson). And great-grandchildren Soli and Marlowe Karagianis and Blaire and Louise Respeliers; Cedric Lorentzen; Alma, Wilfred and Eleanor Hansen; James Narigon.

Memorial donations may be made to the Klemme Methodist Church, or to the Klemme Public Library.

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