Born: October 13, 1909
Died: March 07, 2009
Services: 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 127 W. Maple Ave. in Beaver Dam
Visitation: Wednesday, March 11th from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church
Clara C. Cuff, 99, a resident of Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam surrounded by her family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 127 W. Maple Ave. in Beaver Dam with Fr. John Schreiter officiating. A visitation will also be held on Wednesday, March 11th from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church. Interment will take place at St. Michaels Cemetery in Beaver Dam.
Clara was born the daughter of Frank and Plaggie (Wichinski) Hopp on October 13, 1909 in the town of Westford. She was married to Charles C. Cuff on August 6, 1932 in Illinois. Throughout her life, Clara worked for various stores in Beaver Dam, but she especially loved helping people as a nurses aid on the geriatrics floor of the former St. Josephs Hospital in Beaver Dam. She was a member of St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Beaver Dam and formerly a member of the Eagles Auxiliary. Clara loved to travel and stopping to have fun at the casinos.
Clara is survived by her daughters: Lolagene (Walter Jr.) Minnig of Beaver Dam and Diane Cuff of Beaver Dam; her three grandchildren and six step-grandchildren; six great grandchildren and eight step-great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Charles in 1976 and her siblings: Leonard Hopp, Lambert Hopp, Lester Hopp and Eleanor Biel.
Church: St. Katharine Drexel Parish-Maple Ave. (Map)