Clara L. Needham, 79

Clara L. Needham, 79, passed away Thursday April 5, 2007, at Lakeview Care Center in Bigfork. Clara was born Aug. 17, 1927, in Penrose, Colo., to Ludwig and Clara Idas Nothwang.

She is survived by her husband, Tom Needham, of Somers; daughters, Caren Jones of Idaho and Renee Mitchell of Virginia; stepdaughters, Kimberlie Chenoweth of Colorado, Jamie Needham of California, Laurel Havlik of California, and Linda Turner of California; and brother, Louis Nothwang, of California.

A gathering of family, friends and neighbors will be held at the Needham Home in the early summer.

Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.