Clara Marie Klang passed away on October 7, 2022 at Golden Age Living in Milwaukie, Oregon at the age of 95.
Clara Marie was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and a friend to many. Ms. Klang was born Clara Marie Kahut to parents Clara and Joseph Kahut of Woodburn, Oregon on May 5, 1927. She was the only daughter out of 6 children. She lived on the family farm in Woodburn until after high school. On November 25, 1948 she married Marvin Klang at St. Mary’s Church in Mt. Angel Oregon. They built their family home in Molalla, Oregon in 1948 and lived there for 29 years. Clara Marie was a hard-working homemaker who raised 6 children and also worked many years at the Colton Lutheran Pioneer Home in Colton, Oregon. They both retired in 1978 and moved to Gladstone, Oregon and lived there for over 20 years. She loved to cook and bake for her family and she loved family functions. She had a beautiful soprano voice and loved to sing. She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Oregon City, Oregon.
Clara Marie Klang is survived by her sons Clifford and Dennis and her daughters Diane, Marie and Nancy as well as her younger brother Edward Kahut. She has 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Marvin of 52 years, 4 brothers and her daughter Beverly.