Clarice A. Gansebom

OSMOND – Funeral services for Clarice A. Gansebom, age 94, of Osmond, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond, Nebraska. Reverend Jacob Tuma will officiate. Interment will follow at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Osmond. Visitation will take place from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025, also at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The service will be live-streamed on the Stonacek Funeral Chapel Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/stonacekfuneralchapel/. Clarice passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Osmond General Hospital. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Osmond is overseeing arrangements. Clarice Ardelle Frevert, daughter of Albert and Ella (Kuhlman) Frevert, was born on September 6, 1930, on the family farm near Wausa, Nebraska. She was welcomed by her older sister Joyce, then two years old. On October 5, 1930, Clarice was baptized by Pastor George Pullman at Golgatha Lutheran Church southwest of Wausa. Clarice attended District 85 rural school near her home through the eighth grade. At that time, all rural Nebraska students were required to take state exams before entering high school. Clarice earned the highest score in the state with a 99¼ average. That same year, she won the Knox County Music Contest with her piano solo Glissando Mazurka by Bohn, which she performed at graduation exercises. In September 1943, Clarice entered Bloomfield High School. During her freshman year, she received confirmation instruction at First Trinity School and was confirmed at First Trinity Lutheran Church on April 2, 1944, by Rev. A. Allenburg. As a junior, Clarice represented Bloomfield at Girls State. She graduated as valedictorian of her class on May 22, 1947. That summer, Clarice enrolled at Wayne State College. After completing 12 credit hours, she took the State Teachers Exam and began teaching that fall at District 132, just two miles from her home. She taught 14 students across seven grades, including four in kindergarten. Clarice later returned to Wayne State College, completing 2½ more years of study and earning her degree in Elementary Education. She went on to teach first grade at Lincoln Elementary School in Norfolk, Nebraska. On April 13, 1952, Clarice married Marlin Gansebom at Golgatha Lutheran Church, with Rev. A. Oesch officiating. Following a trip to visit relatives in Mobile, Alabama, and the Gulf States, the couple settled on the family farm 1½ miles south of Osmond. Marlin’s parents, Willie and Christina Gansebom, moved into a newly built home in town, while Marlin and Clarice built a thriving crop and livestock business on the farm. Clarice was the epitome of a dedicated farm wife—driving tractors, helping with livestock, and managing the farm’s bookkeeping. Together, she and Marlin raised their four children—Ruth, Lynette, Alan, and Larry—all of whom graduated from Osmond High School and went on to college. After 39 years on the farm, Marlin and Clarice built a new home in Osmond, moving there in February 1991. Their son Larry and his wife Susan continued the family farming operation. A lifelong woman of faith, Clarice was a member of Golgatha Lutheran Church until her marriage and then of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond. She served faithfully as church organist for 60 years and was an active member of the Ladies Aid for nearly 70 years, holding several offices including president. She also participated in the Hillside Pals Club, the American Legion Auxiliary, bowling leagues, and card clubs. An excellent seamstress, Clarice sewed clothing for her children and later created quilts for family members and Orphan Grain Train. She loved traveling, often visiting her children on the east and west coasts. She and Marlin traveled together for baptisms, graduations, and weddings, and she also enjoyed special trips to Europe, Ohio, Niagara Falls, Hawaii, Boston, and the Cayman Islands. Clarice is survived by her four children: Ruth (Michael) Bartunek of Bainbridge Island, WA, Lynette Colletta of Laguna Niguel, CA, Alan (Lisa) Gansebom of Naples, FL, Larry (Susan) Gansebom of Osmond, eight grandchildren and their spouses: Jeffrey (Caitlin) Bartunek, Laura Bartunek, Matthew (Kristin) Colletta, Andrew Colletta, Alison (Alan) Laidler, Ariel (Matt) Wallace, Jenna Gansebom, Brandi Gansebom, eight great-grandchildren: Wyatt and Juniper Bartunek, Olivia and Ella Colletta, Brock and Lilac Laidler, Meadow and River Wallace. Clarice was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Ella; her infant son Dennis, who died of the flu at age one; her sister Joyce (Murry Wagner), her brothers and sisters-in-law Everett (Helen); Edith (Al Geisler), Faye (Donald Wangstrom); her husband, Marlin; and dear friends Don and Phyllis Netz. The organist for the service will be Lori Koehler. Congregational hymns will include Jesus Savior Pilot Me, Amazing Grace, and Abide With Me. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Clarice A. Gansebom

September 6, 1930 - August 21, 2025