- Date Of Birth: December 8, 1931
- Date Of Death: May 31, 2019
- State: Illinois
Clara A. Dam, née Diepeveen, age 87, late of Momence, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Friday, May 31, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Ebbele Dam. Loving mother of Robert (Paula) Dam, Vera (John) Grady, and Arlene Jacobs.
Cherished grandmother of six grandchildren, Jake and Michael Dam, Kevin (Christine) and Sean (Rebecca) Grady, John Robert and Clare Jacobs; great grandmother of Robert Thomas Grady. Dear sister of Albert (Theresa) Diepeveen, Clara was predeceased by brothers and sisters-in-law Dirk & Elisabeth Diepeveen, and Broer & Janny Diepeveen.
Clara was born in Loosduinen, The Netherlands, the daughter of Dirk and Fetje (née van den Bosch) Diepeveen.
Clara and Ebbele emigrated to the U.S.A in 1957, where the family was sponsored by the Christian Reformed Church and they settled in Momence. She was a long-time employee of DuMontelle’s Men and Boys Shop in Momence and later started her own alteration business.
Clara enjoyed traveling, arranging flowers, sewing and walking with her friends. She regularly baked her special Dutch butter cookies which she often delivered to her home-bound and nursing home friends. She was known for her lilting Dutch accent.
