Bertha LeClair

December 12, 1914 - December 18, 2015

Bertha LeClair, 101, of Clifton, Illinois, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015. She was born on December 12, 1914 in Milks Grove Township, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph Claire and Mary (Savoie) Claire. Bertha married Lowell LeClair on September 19, 1935 at St. John’s Catholic Church in L’Erable. He has since passed. Mrs. LeClair was a homemaker. She was a member of the Lady of St. Anne Sodality. She enjoyed cooking and gardening. Surviving Mrs. LeClair is one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Phyllis LeClair of Clifton, IL; one daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and George Heagle of Martinton, IL; eight grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She is also preceded in death by both parents; husband, Lowell LeClair; three brothers; and three sisters. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 from 4-8pm, at Baier Funeral Home in Watseka. Mass will be held Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 10:00 am, at St. Edmund’s Catholic Church in Watseka. Father Michael Powell will officiate. Burial will follow at a later date, at L’Erable Cemetery. Memorials in Mrs. LeClair's name can be made to the Clifton Food Pantry, Presence Merkle Knipprath, or Donor’s Choice. Cremation rites have been made accordingly following services.