Clara E Birunas, age 95, of Hegins, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Kepler Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elizabethville.
She was born on Sunday, October 3, 1920, in Hegins, a daughter of the late John Norman Hartman and the late Iva Minnich Hartman.
She was a 1938 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School.
During World War II she worked at Nordens Bomb Site, Elmira NY and at the War Transportation Corps, Horseheads NY.
She was a seamstress for Yorktown Garment Factory, Ephrata from 1959 until her retirement in 1978.
She was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins. She had also attended Grace E.C. Church, Akron.
Clara enjoyed animals, especially her cat.
She was preceded in death by her husband Victor Birunas in 1999. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Victor Birunas, and a brother, William Hartman.
Funeral services were held at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at 11:00 am, with Rev. Warren Egebo officiating.
A viewing was held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial was made in Friedens Cemetery, Hegins.
Condolences can be left for the family at
www.buffingtonreed.com
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