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Paula Savage Obituary
Omaha, Neb.
Jan. 30, 1917-June 20, 2015
Paula Hartstack Savage 98, of Omaha, Neb., formerly of Clarinda, entered into peace Saturday, June 20 at Douglas County Health Center, Omaha, Neb. Memorial services will be held at a later date at the Douglas County Health Center. Burial will be in the Clarinda Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on our website at, www.ritchiefuneralhome.com under Obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of Clarinda.
Paula Sophia Malinda Hartstack Savage was born Jan. 30, 1917 to William John Hartstack and Esther Marie Jaebker Hartstack. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, north of Clarinda by her grandfather, Reverend C.H. Jaebker. Paula went to public school for the first couple of years and then started at Immanuel Parochial School. She attended Immanuel through 8th grade and graduated from Clarinda High School in 1935. Later, she worked at Eveready Union Carbide Plant in Red Oak, Iowa for 16 years.
She met Bert Savage in Red Oak and they married in 1954. Bert worked as a lineman for the Iowa Power & Light Company in Red Oak. They moved to Council Bluffs in 1965. Upon retirement, both had a full life of traveling to many countries and taking grandchildren on trips to California and Canada. They joined St. Paul Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs in 1965 and had been members since that time.
Paula is preceded in death by her parents, William and Esther Hartstack; husband, Bert Savage; brother, Erwin Hartstack; sister, Valera Hartstack Cary; sister, Phyllis Hartstack Taylor; son-in-law, Jerry Johnson; grandson, Jeff Paige.
She is survived by two daughters, Patricia (Jay) Schwartzbeck, Omaha, Neb. and Mary Ellen Johnson of Exira; sister-in-law, Beulah Mary Ellen (Tom) Collins, Yuma, Ariz.; grandchildren; great grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives in the Clarinda area; many friends from the coffee shops; trips; and voyages; and appreciation to the nurses and staff at Douglas County Health Center, Omaha, Neb.
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