Clara A. Dierschke, 88, of St. Lawrence, passed away in a Stanton Care Center on Saturday, December 25, 2004. Rosary will be at 7:00 PM, December 28, 2004 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel in Big Spring. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in St. Lawrence, Texas, with Rev. Bernard Getigan, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Lawrence Cemetery.Clara was born on January 31, 1916 to Joseph and Annie (Fayte) Malinak in Shiner, Texas. She graduated from Shiner High School. Clara was a leather tooler for many years, working on saddles and other leather goods.She married Bernard "Ben" Dierschke on December 28, 1949 in Shiner. To this union, one son was born, Alan. Ben and Clara lived and farmed in the community of St. Lawrence. Ben preceded her in death on August 5, 1996. She enjoyed baking, raising a garden and listening and dancing to polka music. Clara was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church and the St. Theresa Alter Society.Besides her husband and parents, one brother, Ed, preceded her in death.Survivors are her son, Alan J. Dierschke of St. Lawrence; one sister, Adel Kruse of Victoria, Texas; one brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Floy Malinak of Marietta, Georgia; two sisters-in-law, Cora Dierschke of San Angelo and Elizabeth Truman of Houston; and numerous nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be Bob Fulton, Chris Hirt, Mike Batla, Wayne Jansa, David Weishuhn and Kervin Frysak.Memorials can ba made to the Glasscock County Volunteer EMS, P. O. Box 55, Garden City, Texas 79739 or to a charity of choice.Alan would like to thank all of the staff of Stanton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the care they gave Clara during her stay there..Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,
