Posted on: PaloAlto County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/PaloAltoObits/557 Surname: Owens, Claer, Clare ------------------------- Emmetburg Dem., Thurs. Dec. 6, 1937 Mrs. Martha Claer Dies at Dubuque Mrs. Martha Claer, former pioneer resident of Ayshire, died at a home for the aged in Dubuque Saturday morning. The remains were brought to Spencer, her home for nearly twenty-five years, where services were conducted Monday in the Catholic church. Interment was in the Calvary cemetery west of Ayrshire. Mrs. Claer's husband, Thomas Claer, and a daughter, Genevieve, preceded her in death. Mrs. Claer was for many years one of the most prominent and favorably known citizens of Ayrshire. About twenty-seven years ago she moved from Ayrshire to Spencer. Two years ago she enterd the home for the aged at Dubuque. The Claer folks at one time owned considerable land in the Ayrshire vicinity.