MARIAM CLARE
Mariam T. Clare, 77, of Platteville, died Sunday, March 12, 2006, at Heartland House in Platteville.
She was born July 23, 1928, in West Bend, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Eleanor (Kringler) Klepper.
On December 29, 1949, she married E. R. "Bob" CLARE and together the couple had five children.
Mariam was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Platteville.
She is survived by four children, Patrick M. (Barbara) CLARE, Platteville; Colleen (Larry Ginsberg) CLARE, Kildeer, Ill.; Timothy CLARE, Platteville; and Kelly (Thomas Cowlin) CLARE, Lake Barrington, Ill.; eight grandchildren, Charlie, Alex, and Emily Clare; Justin, Ryan, and Matthew Clare; and Adam and Liam Cowlin; three brothers, Ralph Klepper, Little Rock, Calif., Robert (Ethel) Klepper, West Bend, Iowa, and Richard Klepper, West Bend, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Dennis, two sisters, Barbara Grimm and Florence Ridenour; and three brothers, Leo, Donald, and James Klepper.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 21, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Platteville with Msgr. Charles Schluter officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Platteville. Visitation will be held on Monday, from 4 ­ 8 p.m. at the Martin Page Funeral Home in Platteville, and after 10 a.m. Tuesday morning at the church. In lieu of plants and flowers, donations may be made to Upland Hills Hospice, 800 Compassion Way, Dodgeville, 53533. The family wishes to thank all the caregivers from Heartland House, Medical Associates, Southwest Health Center, and Upland Hills Hospice for the compassionate, skilled care Mariam received.