Clara Tollefson

1912 - 2000  (87 years)

• Name	Clara Tollefson
  Born	17 Nov 1912	Willis, Brown Co, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Aug 2000	, Nemaha Co, Kansas, USA
  Buried	Hiawatha, Brown Co, Kansas, USA (Mount Hope Cemetery)
  Person ID	I9406	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Christopher Antone Tollefson
  Mother	Ida Knudson
  Family ID	F9532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ivan Hoar,   b. 25 Sep 1912, Willis, Brown Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1963  (Age 50 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1937	, Brown Co, Kansas, USA
  Children	1. Janice Hoar,   b. 4 Sep 1939, Horton, Brown Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 2004, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, Kansas, USA  (Age 64 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F4189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[Obituary published: The Topeka Capital-Journal, Aug 18, 2000 Clara Hoar HIAWATHA --- Clara Amanda Hoar, 87, Hiawatha, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, at a Sabetha nursing home. Mrs. Hoar worked 25 years as a certified nurse aid at Oakridge Acres Nursing Home in Hiawatha. She was born Nov. 17, 1912, in Willis, the daughter of Christopher Antone and Ida Sophia Knudson Tollefson. She graduated from Willis High School, and later from Strickler Business College in Topeka. Hoar was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Everest and the senior citizen club in Hiawatha. She married Ivan Allen Hoar on Oct. 25, 1937, at Everest. He preceded her in death Sept. 23, 1963. Survivors include four daughters, Janice Elaine, Wichita, Jeanette Ellen, Lincoln, Neb., Marilyn Kay, Topeka, and Sandra Sue, Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Alvin Tollefson, Lawrence; a sister, June Cox, Belleville, Ill.; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Everest. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Hiawatha. Mrs. Hoar will lie in state after 9 a.m. Saturday at Framke-Casselman-Meek Funeral Home in Hiawatha where visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church in Everest and sent in care of the funeral home. Her brother's obituary: Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) - April 16, 1997 Deceased Name: CHARLES IVAN "TOLLY" TOLLEFSON CHARLES IVAN "TOLLY" TOLLEFSON, 78, died April 13, 1997, in Colorado Springs after a long illness. He was a retired Army lieutenant colonel, having served 24 years. Scripture services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blunt Mortuary Chapel, 2229 W. Colorado Ave. Burial and services will be in Everest, Kan. Mr. Tollefson was born March 3, 1919, in Horton, Kan., to Christopher and Ida (Knudson) Tollefson. He was married Sept. 17, 1944, in Fort Benning, Ga., to Patricia (Hughes) Tollefson, who lives in Colorado Springs. He also is survived by three daughters, Marcia Lowe of Anchorage, Alaska, Mary McCurdy of Colorado Springs and Patty Brown of Glenwood Springs; a brother, Alvin of Lawrence, Kan.; two sisters, Clara Hoar of Hiawatha, Kan., and June Cox of Belleville, Ill.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Mr. Tollefson served during World War II and the Korean War, earning numerous awards. He enjoyed farming, gardening and fishing. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Mr. Tollefson had lived in Colorado Springs since 1961. Memorial contributions may be made to Pikes Peak Hospice, 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 302, Colorado Springs 80907.