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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