Clara Degroote

Clara Workman Saul DeGroote, 89, of Parkersburg, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, at the Allison Rehabilitation Center in Allison, Iowa. She was born October 4, 1924 in Brooklyn, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Esther (Kelley) Workman. Clara married George Alvin Saul on March 5, 1943 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on April 23, 1945. Clara was born again on March 27, 1947. She was united in marriage to Thomas A. DeGroote on March 29, 1947 in Washburn, Iowa. He preceded her in death on January 26, 2000. Survivors include two sons, Ron (Teri) DeGroote of Tacoma, Washington and Don (Val) DeGroote of New Hartford, Iowa; two daughters, Kathleen (Ray) Needham of Parkersburg, Iowa and Marge (Mitch) Nordmeyer of Greene, Iowa; five grandchildren, two great granddaughters, four step grandchildren, seven step great grandchildren, and a brother, Joe (Bertha) Workman, of Mason City, Iowa. Clara was preceded in death by her parents and both husbands; a sister, Evelyn Bond, and three half sisters, Thelma Randall, Gertie Vaughn Mason and Fay Tritten. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at the Stout Gospel Hall, Stout, Iowa, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg, Iowa. Visitation will be 47:00 p.m. Monday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and one hour before the service at the Gospel Hall. Memorials may be directed to the Parkersburg & New Hartford Public Libraries or Cedar Valley Hospice.