Clara Gollhofer

Clara Alvena Gollhofer was born September 3, 1917, the daughter of Henry and Bertha Anderson Bebensee. She passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012, at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield, Iowa, at the age of 95.
Clara was born in Charter Oak, Iowa. She received her education in the Charter Oak Community Schools graduating with the class of 1934. Clara completed Normal School Training and taught country school for three years and then worked as a bookkeeper at a downtown store in Charter Oak. Clara was united in marriage to Charles A. Gollhofer on May 14, 1945, and to this union was born one daughter. She stayed home while raising her daughter and then assisted her husband operating the family owned drugstore until his death.
Clara enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. In her spare time she liked to read, embroider, do crossword puzzles, play games, and watch birds. Clara was a member of Royal Neighbors of America and the United Methodist Church in Charter Oak, Iowa.
Clara was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Leo Bebensee and Fred Bebensee, and two sisters, Edna Schrader and Doris Wood. Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer Rode and her husband, John of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Earl Doll of Onawa, Iowa; other relatives and friends.