Clara Kohls

Kohls, Clara Eileen OREGON Clara Eileen Kohls, age 85, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg. She was born on Oct. 22. 1922, in Wesley, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Mae (Gorman) Bleich. Her family moved to Oregon and later relocated to Madison. Eileen graduated from Edgewood High School in 1940. She married John Kohls on Sept. 30, 1950, and they were later divorced. After a varied career in clerical and accounting fields at USAF Truax Field, Satterfield Electronics, the Oregon School District and the State Department of Public Instruction, she retired from WPS after 12 years. Following her third retirement she started a pet sitting business. She was a member of Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church and served as a liturgical lay person. She was also a member of the ladies auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10272, Brooklyn/Oregon and past member of the VFW Post 1318, Madison. She volunteered at the Veterans Hospital, Oregon Senior Center, Oregon Manor and the Oregon Middle School Library. Eileen was honored by Edgewood as a distinguished alumnus and held the Apostolate to the Handicapped close to her heart. She is survived by her two sons, Jerome and Robert (Kathy); sister-in-law, Marie Bleich; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Geraldine; and brothers, Edward, her twin brother, Eugene and Gordon. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 11 a.m. at HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 651 North Main Street, Oregon with Father Bill Connell presiding. Burial will follow at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Oregon. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Holy Mother Church, or the Apostolate to the Handicapped, P.O. Box 443, Monroe, WI 53566 or to the HospiceCare Foundation.