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- [S927] Obituary.
CLARENCE GEORGE VILHAUER
The funeral service for Clarence G. Vilhauer, 84, of Black Hawk, SD, formerly of Aberdeen, SD, will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Harold E. Salem officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, with Military Honors by Sidney L. Smith American Legion Post 24. Clarence died Saturday, March 6, at Rapid City Regional Hospice.
Visitation will be from 1-7pm with family present from 5-7pm, Tuesday, March 9, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
Clarence George Vilhauer was born April 19, 1925 to Emanuel and Carolina (Junkert) Vilhauer near Leola, McPherson County, SD. He attended school at Roscoe, SD. After his education, Clarence worked on the family farm until 1944 when he moved to Aberdeen. He worked at various jobs in plumbing, heating and carpentry, until he entered the U.S. Army. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. After his discharge, he returned to Aberdeen in 1950 and started his own business, Vilhauer Plumbing and Heating. He owned and operated his business for 38 years. After he sold his business and retired he continued to live in Aberdeen.
Clarence married Marcella E. Voegele on June 10, 1954 at Aberdeen, SD. On December 24, 1997, Marcella passed away. Then in 1999, Clarence married Edna Roth. They lived in various places, eventually settling in Black Hawk.
Clarence was a member of First Baptist Church, Aberdeen. He enjoyed fishing, doing puzzles and going to basketball games. Later in life he wrote numerous books and had them published.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Edna, of Black Hawk, his two sons, Douglas L. (Kathy) Vilhauer and David A. (Lauretta) Vilhauer, three grandchildren, Mariah Vilhauer, Isaiah Vilhauer and Aimee Vilhauer, all of Aberdeen, three step sons, Earl (Nikki) Darling, of Johnstown, CO, Earnest (Reyna) Darling, of Greeley, CO and Frank (Penny) Darling, of Rapid City, his brother Fred Vilhauer, and two sisters, Alvina Feickert and Ruby Wiley, all of Aberdeen.
Clarence was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Marcella, two brothers, Eugene and Robert, and one brother in infancy, Albert.
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