Clara M. Elhard, 70, Fargo, ND passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Sanford Health Hospice House, Fargo, ND.
Clara Marie Detling was born on March 3, 1950 at Harvey, ND to Matt and Mary (Fix) Detling. She attended and graduated from Harvey High School in 1968. In 1973 she moved to Jamestown where she worked at Lil’s Restaurant for 18 years. On January 26, 1980 Clara was united in marriage to Gerald Lee Elhard in Jamestown, ND. They moved to Fargo in 1991 where she was employed at the Fargo’s Fryn’ Pan Restaurant for 18 years retiring in 2011. In May of 2012 she began working part time preparing meals for the West Fargo Senior Center Meals on Wheels.
Clara liked to follow the NDSU Bison football team, cooking, organizing family reunions, baking for the holidays, and playing cards.
Clara is survived by her husband Gerald, of Fargo; children: Anthony Elhard, of Fargo, ND, Brian (Laurie) Elhard, of Fargo, ND, and Matthew (Rosa) Elhard, of Costa Mesa, CA; grandchildren: Devon, Bryce, Britni, Alexandria, Preston, Zoe, Charlie, John, and Levi; great-grandchildren: Danika, Kaia, Alexa, and Lincoln. Other survivors include her siblings: Burga ( Orville) Smestad, of Valley City, ND, Joe (Shirley) Detling, of Mound, MN, Matt (Lois) Dettling, of Bismarck, ND, Harry Detling, of Manfred, ND, Gary (Betty) Detling, of Bismarck, ND, Ned (Jackie) Detling, of Mitchell, NE, William Detling, of Denver, CO, and Loretta (Joel) Graumann, of Fountain Hills, AZ.
Clara was preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Ann (Edward) Sauter, Betty (Gerald) Froeber, Grace (Francis) Thueringer, and Lena Walz; brothers: Emanuel (Nancy) Detling, and Leo (Crystal) Detling.
In lieu of Flowers, family prefers a memorial be given to Meals on Wheels of West Fargo.
Visitation: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM at West Funeral Home, West Fargo, ND.
Memorial service: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 1:00 PM at West Funeral Home, West Fargo, ND.
Burial: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND.
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