Mass of Christian burial for Clara Schilling, age 94, of Lemmon, formerly of Watauga, will be 11:00am Saturday, October 22, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Watauga. Fr. Kerry Prendiville will officiate with burial in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery at Watauga.


A rosary service will be held at 7:00pm on Friday evening at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Watauga.


Serving as casketbearers are Ron, Dan, and Chuck Even; Stephen McConnell, DeWayne Schilling, Kevin Schilling; Chad Skretteberg; David Michael, Daren, and Dustin Hamen.


A memorial has been established to the Meals on Wheel's Program and St. Michael's Catholic Church.


CLARA ERZ was born August 14, 1911 in a sod house southwest of Watauga, SD to Joseph and Johanna (Neyens) Erz. She attended Matkins Rural School near Watauga. Clara was united in marriage to Lawrence Schilling on November 11, 1930. They lived in Watauga where her husband worked for the railroad. They later moved to Morristown and then Thunder Hawk. In 1943, they purchased a farm south of Watauga where they farmed and ranched together for many years. Lawrence passed away on November 18, 1967. Clara continued to live on the farm until 1992 when she moved to Lemmon. When her health began to fail she went to Rapid City where she lived with her sister Netta at the Fountain Springs Health Care Center. She passed from this life there on Wednesday morning October 19, at the age of 94 years, 2 months, 5 days.


She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, the Altar Society, and an Extension Club. She was an avid card player and enjoyed the many card games at the Lemmon Senior Center.


Surviving family members include her 4 daughters and sons-in-law, Marj and Don Even, Lemmon, SD; Carol McConnell, Rapid City, SD; LaVonne and Loron Skretteberg, Carson, ND; Rose Anne and David Hamen, Cleo Springs, OK; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Alma Schilling, Paola, KS; Gerald and Helen Schilling, Evansville, WY; 21 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, 11 great great grandchildren; 1 sister, Netta Blow Grubl, Rapid City, SD.


She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lawrence, an infant daughter Joann, 2 sisters, Margaret Kiplinger and Gertrude Ruhoff, 5 brothers, Leo, Joseph, Matt, Gerhard, and Mike.


Visitation will be Friday, 1:00 to 5:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and on Saturday 10:00 to 11:00 am at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Watauga.