Mass of Christian Burial for Clara Frances Baggenstoss, age 96 of Atlantic  will be held at 11 AM, Friday, February 10, 2023, at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic, Iowa with burial to follow in the church cemetery in Atlantic. Visitation with the family present will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023, from 6 pm until 8 pm at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic. Memorials can be made to “Right To Life” and mailed or left at the funeral home. The Schmidt Family Funeral Home is caring for Clara and her family at this time and condolences can be sent to: schmidtfamilyfh.com

She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Gertrude Hofmann; husband, Lloyd Baggenstoss; brothers, Joseph, Vernon, Victor, Anthony, Valerien, Patrick, Robert and an infant brother, Frank; sisters, Florence, Monica, Helen, Loyola, Jane and Mary Ann; daughter-in-law, Rhonda; and an infant great-granddaughter.

Clara will be missed by: her three daughters, Wendy (Tito) Alvarez of Port Charlotte, FL, Deborah (Tom) Casteel of Maryville, MO, and Jennifer (Ron) Brown of Cameron, MO; her four sons, Kevin (Cathy) Baggenstoss of Lee Summit, MO, Bruce Baggenstoss of Oklahoma City, OK, Daniel (Debbie) Baggenstoss of Plattsmouth, NE, and David (Sheila) Baggenstoss of River Edge, NJ; along with twenty-two grandchildren and Twenty-five great-grandchildren.