Clair Joseph Mader

Clair Joseph Mader, age 84, of Garnett, passed away Sunday, March, 30, 2008 at his home in Garnett. Clair was born September 17, 1923, the son of Henry B. and Catherine (Feuerborn) Mader at Garnett, Kansas. He grew up in the Garnett area, attending the Cedar Point and East Side School before graduating from Garnett High School in 1940. He served in the US Army from May 1944 to October 1946. He served in the Pacific Theatre during WWII, then serving in the Occupational Forces in Frankfurt, Germany. Following the service he returned to Garnett where he farmed in addition to other jobs. On May 21, 1947, he was united in marriage to Agnes Brummel at the St. Therese Church in Richmond, Kansas. This union was blessed with eight children. He was a member of Holy Angels Church, a Third Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus; he served on the Church Committee and the Holy Angels School Board. He enjoyed hunting, playing cards and dancing, but his greatest joy was baseball. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Kathryn Brummel and five brothers, Mark, Frank, Walt, Luke and Robert Mader. Clair is survived by his wife, Agnes, of the home; two sons, Fred, and wife, Paula, of Ottawa, Kansas, and Alan, and wife, Sharon, of Baldwin City, Kansas; six daughters, Sue Hardman, and husband Ron, of Garnett, Jane Zielinski, and husband, Bob, of Downers Grove, Illinois, Elaine Osborn, and husband, Mark, of Miami, Oklahoma; Connie Steinlage, and husband, Lynn, of Corning, Kansas, Sara Weber, and husband, Rick, of Mound City, Kansas; and Donna Schmit, and husband, Bryan of Garnett, Kansas; 28 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren.