Clara Severson Hettinger, ND

Service of Remembrance for Clara Severson, 83, of Hettinger, ND will be Saturday, January 15th, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with a special tribute by Rev. Robert Boxrud and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Serving as Casketbearers will be Douglas Hauge, Anthony Renli, Rustin Hauge/Slaughter, Randy Kaiser, Steve Kvanvig, Scott Bartling, Joe Bartling and Richie Riter. Special Music will be provided by Jill Sailor, Deb Doerr and Ed Quamme. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 14th and from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, January 15th at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday afternoon. A Family prayer service is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Funeral Home.

CLARA THERESSA REDAHL was born on December 14, 1921 in Spring Grove, MN to Erick Torger Redahl and Laura Elvira (Muller) Redahl. She was baptized in the Spring Grove Lutheran Church on January 15, 1922 and confirmed in the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger, ND on April 5, 1936.

Clara was raised on a farm eight miles north of Hettinger, ND. She attended Ellefson Grade School and graduated from Hettinger High School in 1939. Clara attended Winona State College in Winona, MN of one year and transferred to St. Cloud State College in St. Cloud, MN where she graduated in 1941 with a Teacher's Certificate. She was employed by the Arnegard School District in Arnegard, ND where she taught first, second and third grades; and by the Miles City School District in Miles City, MT where she taught third grade.

Clara was united in marriage to Orven LeRoy Severson on August 16, 1944 after which, she retired from teaching to become a fulltime homemaker. The couple moved to the Naval base in Hollister, CA where Orven finished his tour of duty. In 1945, they returned to South Dakota on a farm five miles south of Hettinger where they lived and raised their family. Clara belonged to Eastern Star, various church circles and the Lodgepole chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. She was also a Future Homemakers of America Chapter "Mom". In 1986, Clara and Orven moved to Hettinger where she lived until she was called home to the Kingdom of God on January 10, 2005 at the age of 83 years and 27 days.

She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Clara also was a tremendous cook, a great seamstress and a talented poet who wrote lovely and caring tributes about friends and family as well as humorous verses about whatever caught her fancy.

She is survived by her husband, Orven; two daughters, Patricia Renli and Sandra Hauge; two sons, Erle (Karen) Severson and Dale (Connie) Severson; seven grandchildren, Douglas Hauge, Marie Renli Siegfried, Anthony (JJ) Renli, Dr. Rustin (Lynn) Hauge/Slaughter, Natalie (Ryan) Hauge Albert, Laura (Ryan) Hauge Brown and Nicole (Randy) Severson Kaiser and three great grandchildren, Elisheva Siegfried and Kirsten and Maya Albert. She was looking forward to the birth of a great grandson, Brandon Albert in February. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Julie Kvanvig, many nieces, nephews and numerous friends. Preceding Clara in death were her parents.