Clara M. Bremmer

Rushford, Clara M. Bremmer, 98, of Rushford died Thursday July 31, 2008 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford She was the last surviving member of the Gilbert Eide family. Clara was born August 24, 1909 in Fremont Township of Winona County to Gilbert and Julia (Dahl) Eide. She graduated from 8th grade at the Grover School. Later she attended Red Wing Seminary and the University of Minnesota. Clara graduated from teacher training in 1931. She taught school for seven years. Clara married Truman Bremmer in 1938 at North Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Lanesboro. She was a member of North Prairie Lutheran Church her entire life during that time she taught Sunday school and held various offices in the women's organizations. Clara's concern for the elderly urged her to participate in planning and selecting furnishings for the Good Shepherd Home during it's construction and completion in 1964. Clara donated funds for the Bremmer Suites Assisted Living, where she lived from 1997 - 1999 before moving in to Good Shepherd Home. Her volunteer assistance ceased when her vision and hearing failed. Clara was certified legally blind in 1989. Clara is survived by three sisters-in-law; Cherrie Eide, Wanda Eide and Almira Olson and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Truman in January of 1987, also by her parents, five brothers; Gilman, Julian, Carl, Melford, and Frederick and three sisters; Olga Paulson, Evelyn Paulson and Emma Halvorson. Funeral Services will be 2PM Monday at North Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Lanesboro with The Reverend Ronald Warnes officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 1-2PM Monday at the church. Please share a memory of Clara at her on-line guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com. Hoff Funeral Home of Rushford is assisting the family with arrangements.The family prefers memorials to the Good Shepherd Home or North Prairie Lutheran Church. Memorials may be mailed to Hoff Funeral Home, PO Box 625, Rushford, MN 55971.