Clara Ann Hacker, a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and friend, age 94, a Manitowoc resident, passed away peacefully Friday, January 31, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.
Cremation has occurred at the All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand, 1416 Grand Avenue, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Jose Lopez. Clara will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends from 9:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at St. Francis of Assisi on Grand, 1416 Grand Avenue, Manitowoc.
Survivors include one son: Ronald (Margie) Hacker, Manitowoc; four daughters: Faye (Bud) Rusch, Menasha, Sandra (Ed) Denning, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Janice (Ralph) Brunner, Manitowoc, and Debra (Todd) Lindsley, Green Bay; seven grandchildren: Kevin (Jennie) Rusch, Menasha, Melissa (Tony) Jordan, Menasha, Tanya (Patrick) Bennett, Peshtigo, Tara (Dave) Mellstrom, Manitowoc, Trish (Rey) Cerritos, Winston Salem, NC, Sean (Abbie) Hacker, Groten, CT, and Susan (Brian) Neilson, Jacksonville, FL; and 14 great-grandchildren: Zach, Amber, and Maggie Rusch, Connor and Maura Jordan, Marshall and Zetta Bennett, Mikaela Mellstrom, RJ and Alex Cerritos, Isabella, Arya, and Harrison Hacker, and Wyatt Neilson. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She is further preceded in death by one granddaughter: Baby Denning; two great-granddaughters: Nicolle and Lindsay Mellstrom; six sisters and four brothers-in-law: Elizabeth Shupita, Emily (Gordon) Burish, Katherine (Frank) Milbauer, Marion (Paul) Mangin, Ann (Victor) Krummel, and Mildred Hynek; one brother and sister-in-law: Joe (Iris) Yohanek; two brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law: Elmer Hacker and Harold (Evelyn) Hacker; and one sister-in-law and brother-in-law: Sylvia (Lester) Miltnacht.
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The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting Clara’s family with funeral arrangements.