Clara V. Hurm, 93, Jasper

Clara V. Hurm, 93, Jasper, passed away at 12:36 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville.

Clara was born in Tell City on August 1, 1922, to Hilary and Laura (Braunecker) Gramelspacher. She married Victor Hurm on January 30, 1943. He preceded her in death on September 9, 1974.

Clara was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the St. Ann’s Society and the Jasper D of I. She was also a former volunteer at several nursing facilities in Jasper. She enjoyed playing cards, bingo, bowling, and spending time with family and friends, especially going on trips and outings with them.

She is survived by three daughters, Nancy Marks and her husband Lenny of Jasper, Patty Bailey and her husband Ronnie of Jasper and Debbie Freyberger and her husband Scott of Elizabethtown, Ky.; three sons, Victor Hurm Jr. and his wife Brenda of Jasper, Gene Hurm and his wife Janet of Tell City and David Hurm and his wife Joey of Jasper; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Bertilla Bell of Evansville and Dorothy “Dottie” Wright of Owensboro, Ky.

Preceding her in death besides her husband are three grandchildren, Matthew Marks and infant twins Laura and Henry Freyberger; three sisters, Lorena Gramelspacher, Viola Zoglman and Hildegard Miller; and four brothers, Peter, Ervine, Earl and Hilary Gramelspacher.

Funeral services for Clara V. Hurm will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery in Jasper.

Friends may call from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel in Jasper. The St. Ann’s Society and the Jasper D of I will pray a rosary at 1:45 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Dubois County Community Foundation or to a favorite charity.

Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.