Clara Knodel
Sept. 21, 1930-April 8, 2017
Clara Knodel, 86, of
Harvey, formerly of
Hurdsfield, died Saturday
April 8, 2017 at the St.
Aloisius Nursing Home of
Harvey. Funeral services
will be held at Bowdon
Lutheran Church of
Bowdon on Tuesday,
April 11, 2017 at 10:30
am. Visitation will be held
at the Hertz Funeral
Home of Harvey on Mon-
day from 4:00 pm until
7:00 pm. Burial will be
held at the Chaseley City
Cemetery.
Clara was born on Sep-
tember 21, 1930 in Rugby,
ND. Clara was the
daughter of Charles and
Susie (Kleinsasser) Best.
She grew up and attended
school in Hurdsfield. As a
young woman she began
working at the Hurdsfield
Post Office. Clara married
Richard Knodel on Sep-
tember 1, 1947 in James-
town. They lived in
Hurdsfield where she
worked for the post office
and became postmaster in
the late 1970’s. Clara re-
tired in 2012. She entered
the St. Aloisius Nursing
Home in 2013. Clara en-
joyed baking and taking
care of her flowers. She
was a member of the
American Legion Auxili-
ary of Hurdsfield and the
Royal Neighbors of Amer-
ica. Richard died on No-
vember 5, 2001.
Clara is survived by:
her daughters, Donna
(Tom) Sauter of Goodrich,
Doreen (Terry) Rexine of
Bowdon, Deloris (Don)
Wikenheiser of Strasburg,
ND; six grandchildren,
Steve Sauter, Matthew,
Paul, Jennifer, Michelle,
and Becky Wikenheiser;
sisters, Geraldine Hoffard
and Mary Lou (Gilbert)
Schmidt both of Harvey,
Grace Frueh of
Scottsbluff, Nebraska;
sister-in-law, Dorothy
Best of Harvey.
Clara was preceded in
death by: her parents;
husband, Richard; broth-
er, Charles Best.
Online condolences
may be shared at
www.hertzfuneral
homes.com.
Arrangements with
Hertz Funeral Home, Har-
vey, ND