Clara J. Gage, 79 of Fort Calhoun, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Omaha.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at St. John the Baptist Catolic Church in Fort Calhoun. A Private inurnment will be held at the Fort Calhoun Cemetery at a later date.

Clara Joan Tietgen Gage was born Feb. 1, 1930, in Omaha. She lived her entire life in Fort Calhoun.

On Jan. 17, 1953, she married Stanley Gage in Omaha.

She is survived by her husband; sons and daughters-in-law, Duane and Mary Gage of Fort Calhoun, Brian and Angie Gage of Lincoln; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Cliff Johnson of Fort Calhoun; grandchildren, Christopher Gage of Fort Calhoun, Siera (Gage) and Chris Madison of Lincoln, Maddie Gage and Camry Gage, also of Lincoln, America Johnson and Preston Johnson of Fort Calhoun; sister, Grace Werblow of Dodge; Sister-in-law, Helen Tietgen of Manley.

She was preceded in death by her five siblings, Freda Neuhaus, Wilma Petersen, Bill Tietgen, Donald Tietgen, Howard Tietgen.

Memorials are suggested to the Fort CAlhoun Fire and Rescue Squad, or St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun.

Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

#2 Printed in the July 5, 2009 World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

Gage, Clara Joan (Tietgen), age 79

Ft. Calhoun, NE. Preceded in death by parents; siblings, Freda Neuhaus, Wilma Petersen, Bill, Donald, Howard Tietgen. Survived by husband, Stanley Gage, Ft. Calhoun, NE; sons and daughters-in-law, Duane and May Gage, Ft. Calhoun, NE, Brian and Angie Gage, Lincoln, NE; daughter and son0in0law Carol and Cliff Johnson, Ft. Calhoun, NE; sister, Grace Werblow, Dodge, NE; sister-in-law, Helen Tietgen, Manley, NE; 6 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Visitation Monday 5-7 pm with Vigil Service at 7 pm at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Funeral Mass Tuesday 10:30am also at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Private inurnment. In lieu of flowers, Memorials to Ft. Calhoun Fire and Rescue or St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

Sievers-Sprick, Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-5678

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library~~~