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Death

Clara Elizabeth Eiben
Born: December 7, 1923
Died: December 26, 2008
Clara Eiben age 86, of Anamosa and formerly of Langworthy, died Friday December 26, 2008 at the Anamosa Care Center following a sudden illness.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 Tuesday morning, December 30, 2008 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery. Rev. Al Polito will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 4 until 7 Monday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established. Thoughts, Memories and Condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.
Surviving is her husband Harold, 5 children, Judith (John) Hite, Delta Junction, Alaska, Marcia (Bob) Orr, Frankfort, Ill, Debra (Michael) Miller, Anamosa, Dr. Gary (Katie) Eiben, Colesburg, Rick (Leslie) Eiben, Cedar Rapids, 16 Grandchildren, 14 great-Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her Parents, a son Larry on August 7, 2008, a granddaughter, Melissa Eiben a sister, Jean Hoffenbecker and a brother Jack Hubbard.
Clara E. Hubbard was born December 7, 1922 at Anamosa, Iowa. She was the daughter of Ernest and Edith Hoult, Hubbard. She received her education in the Anamosa Schools. Clara married Ernest Bohlken on October 18, 1942 at Kahoka, Missouri. He was killed in France during WWII on December 4, 1944. The couple had a daughter Judith. On June 20, 1946 Clara Hubbard Bohlken and Harold Eiben were married at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. The couple lived for 5 years in Anamosa then farmed for 28 years near Langworthy. In 1983 they and their 3 dogs, started traveling the United States in their motor home. In 1999 the couple reestablished a home in Anamosa. In August of 2007 health issues caused Clara to move to the Anamosa Care Center.