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Zelma Irene Fahrenholz Clements
15 Jan 1917 – 17 Jan 2013
| Birth | 15 Jan 1917 |
| Death | 17 Jan 2013 |
| Cemetery | Bassett Memorial Park Bassett , Rock County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Annie on 19 Mar 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141809085 |
Bio
Zelma is the daughter of Martin Herman and Bessie Winnefred 'Tadlock' Fahrenholz. She married Herbert Jay Clements on Dec. 4, 1933 in Burke, Gregory Co., South Dakota. * * * * * * * * WEST POINT — Zelma Clements, 96, formerly of Bassett, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at West Point Living Center. Services were scheduled at 3 p.m. Monday, with visitation before service, at Stokely Funeral Home Chapel and the Rev. Hugh Cerutti officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bassett Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Assembly of God Church in Bassett. ——— Zelma Clements was born to Martin and Bessie (Tadlock) Fahrenholz in Norfolk on Jan. 15, 1917, and attended rural school in Rock County. On Dec. 4, 1933, Zelma was united in marriage to Herbert Jay Clements at Burke, S.D. To this union nine children were born. The couple lived in Lyons, then in Fremont where Zelma worked at Campbell’s Soup. In 1969, they moved to Fort Collins, Colo., where she worked in housekeeping at Poudre Valley Hospital. They returned to Bassett in 1983 where Herbert Jay passed away on May 29, 1994. Zelma continued to live in Bassett until 2010 when she entered the West Point Living Center, West Point, and lived there until her passing. She taught her children to get along with people, to be kind and to enjoy working even if the job was not enjoyable. Zelma was a help and encouragement to her family and others, blessing many people with her constant, steadfast spirit. She was loving and giving toward others and indeed was a pearl of great price. In 1953, Zelma became a Christian, receiving Jesus Christ as her Savior. She lived the rest of her life as a dedicated Christian. Zelma was a member of the Assembly of God Church and served as an adult Sunday school teacher. Zelma leaves to mourn her passing sons Gary (Dot) of Hastings, Mich., Gene (Sandy) of Bonham, Texas; daughters Lennice (Hugh) Cerutti of Farmington, Mo., Judy (John) Raabe of West Point, Marjorie (Jim) Boyer of Hastings, Mich., Kay Boyer of Tucson, Ariz., and Carolyn Franklin of Flint, Mich; son-in-law Norm Stahl of Freeport, Mich.; daughter-in-law Becky Clements of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; 30 grandchildren and several great- grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. Zelma was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Jay Clements, her parents, son Floyd, daughter Hilda Stahl and son-in-law Douglas Franklin. ** The above Obituary was published in the Norfolk Daily News newspaper, Norfolk, Madison Cp., Nebraska, Monday, 21 Jan. 2013
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- Mildred Lennice Clements Cerutti 1935–2017 FaG
- Floyd Erhart Clements 1936–2010 FaG
- Hildaann Grace Clements Stahl 1938–1993 FaG
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