Clara Ferderer
Nov. 1, 1927-Dec. 22, 2018
Clara C. Ferderer, 91,
longtime resident of New
Salem, ND, passed away
peacefully on December
22, 2018 at Mountrail
Bethel Home, Stanley,
ND.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al will be held at 10:00
a.m. on Friday, December
28, 2018 at St. Pius
Catholic Church, New
Salem, ND with Rev. John
Guthrie as celebrant and
Rev. Jerome Kautzman as
concelebrant. Burial will
be at St. Pius Catholic
Cemetery following the
service.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, December 27,
2018 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
at Weigel Funeral Home,
with a Rosary/Parish Vigil
at 7:00 p.m. Visitation
will continue at the
church one hour prior to
the service on Friday.
Clara was born on No-
vember 1, 1927 to Emil
and Margaret (Miller)
Kautzman. Clara was
raised and educated in the
Judson and New Salem
area. She married Joseph
Ferderer in New Salem,
ND on June 13, 1949.
Clara worked as a seam-
stress in New Salem, do-
ing everything from
patching clothes and mak-
ing alterations to sewing
prom dresses and wed-
ding gowns. She sewed
cheerleader uniforms for
New Salem High School
for many years. Clara also
sewed pillows, bears, and
Raggedy Ann and Andy
dolls. Sewing was not just
work for Clara, she loved
and enjoyed it. Clara en-
joyed baking, treating her
family and friends to deli-
cious treats. She also
loved to read, garden, and
most of all, laugh.
Clara is survived by:
her children, Judy
(Bruce), Seattle, WA,
Marilyn (John) Gaebe,
Stanley, ND, and Ken
(Molly) Savage, MN;
brothers, Jim (Pat) Kautz-
man, New Salem, ND,
Ben Kautzman, Lisbon,
ND, Ed (Geri) Kautzman,
Mandan, and Steve (Ida)
Kautzman, Mandan; sis-
ters, Minnie, Colorado,
Peggy, Colorado, and
Eleanor, California;
sister-in-law, Virginia
Kautzman; grandchildren,
Josh and Melanie Gaebe,
Sarah Hoff, Kyle and Ka-
tie Ferderer, Mike and
Matt Kraft, and Annie
Schaffer; 10
great-grandchildren and 4
great-great-grandchildren.
Clara is preceded in
death by: her parents;
husband, Joe; brothers,
David, Jack, and Kenneth;
and son, Robert.
The family would like
to thank the staff at Bethel
Home for the years of ex-
cellent care they provided
Clara.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions can be made to the
Bethel Home in Stanley,
ND or to the Alzheimer’s
Association.
Go to
www.weigelfuneral.com
to sign the online guest-
book and view tribute
photos.