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LaVera Jeanette Claeys

LaVera Jeanette Claeys

WINNEBAGO — LaVera Jeanette Claeys, 89, of Winnebago, Minn., passed away Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, Minn. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Winnebago, Minn., with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place in Hillside Cemetery.

LaVera was born Jan. 16, 1930, in rural Fraser Township, Minn., to Rosa (Behrens) and Gustav Kutnink. She graduated from Fairmont High School in 1948.

After graduation, she was employed as a clerk in a bank.

LaVera was united in marriage to Donald Claeys on Feb. 25, 1951. They resided on a farm in rural Winnebago, Minn.

LaVera was employed in many jobs off the farm, as a line worker at Stokely Van Kamp; clerk at the local grocery store; bookkeeper at the local grain elevator; line worker for several manufacturing firms; cook for the Legion clubs in Winnebago, Easton and Amboy; clerk for several gas stations; as well as a small upholstering business from her home.

Her hobbies included gardening, quilting, reading and doing puzzles.

LaVera attended our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Winnebago and enjoyed making baby quilts for new babies in the church.

In 1995, LaVera was also certified as an EMT and served on the Winnebago ambulance crew.

LaVera is survived by her daughter, Donna (Oliver) Luhring of Hutchinson, Minn.; sons, Robert (Faye) Claeys of Seffner, Fla., and Roger (Deb) Claeys of Winnebago, Minn.; grandchildren, Nathan Luhring, Matthew Luhring, Heather Claeys, Chris Claeys, Theresa Claeys, Greg Claeys, Thomas Claeys; and sister, Violet Leuth.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald; brothers, Victor Westendorf, Arlo Kutnink, Elmer Kutnink; sisters, Irene Erickson and Mildred Werling.

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