Clara A. Eisenhauer
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Clara A. Eisenhauer, age 91, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 at 5:20 p.m. in Friendship Manor, Nashville, Ill.
Clara was born on Oct. 15, 1920 in Pinckneyville, Ill., a daughter to Edward and Anna (Hoffmann) Epplin. On May 6, 1943, she married LeRoy Eisenhauer in St. Louis, Mo. and he preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 1950. She was a member of St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, Ill. and Catholic Daughters and had worked as a cook at Pinckneyville Community High School for 10 years.
Survivors include her daughter, Clara Lee Buschschulte of Pinckneyville, Ill.;
her son, Richard (Nancy) Eisenhauer of Pinckneyville, Ill.; two sisters, Adeline Eisenhauer and Pauline Nehrkorn, both of Pinckneyville, Ill.; six grandchildren, Judy (Bryon) Williams, Joyce (Karl) Ferry, Timothy (Jennifer) Buschschulte, Deborah (Scott) Halcomb, Christopher (Rhonda) Eisenhauer and Ryan (Michelle) Eisenhauer and 13 great-grandchildren, Dylan Williams, Diana Williams, Adam Ferry, Kristina Ferry, Hannah Buschschulte, Faryn Halcomb, Elric Halcomb, Cirith Halcomb, Saiya Halcomb, Yvaine Halcomb, Savanna James, Amelia Eisenhauer and Andrew Eisnhauer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son-in-law, Bernard Buschschulte; two sisters, Ann Knapp and Barbara Biedrzycki; two brothers, Henry Epplin and George Epplin.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, Ill. on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. with Father Augustine Ibezimako officiating. Interment will be in St. Bruno Catholic Cemetery, Pinckneyville, Ill.
Friends may call at St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville, Ill. on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Bruno Catholic Cemetery or Masses.
Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, Ill. is in charge of arrangements. For more information or to sign an online guest register please visit www.pyattfuneralhome.com.