Clara Bell Lemke

Clara Bell Lemke, the daughter of Fred and Nellie (Bigbee) Marcotte, was born on Sept. 9, 1931, in Formoso, Kansas. She died on Oct. 8, 2023, at The Pines at Blue Hill at Blue Hill, Nebraska, at the age of 92 years.

She attended school at Love- well, Kansas. On Sept. 9, 1950, she was married to George Andrew Lemke in Superior, Nebraska. To this union four children were born, Linda, Roger, Debra and Lonnie.

While raising her family, Clara also worked as a waitress and cook for many years at the Leslie Hotel and Hereford Inn.

Her hobbies included knitting, cooking and crocheting. She enjoyed goi...