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Elaine Clapper Obituary
Born: June 21, 1934 in Berwyn, IL
Died: June 20, 2025 in Oshkosh, WI
Elaine E. Clapper, age 90, formerly of Lockport, Illinois, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Aspire Senior Living in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Elaine was born on June 21, 1934, in Berwyn, IL, daughter of Harry and Lena (Gronewold) Boness. She was an executive secretary at Argonne National Laboratory and later at Kinetic Systems. She was married to Walter Clapper, who passed away in 2007 after 47 years of marriage.
She is survived by her daughter, Kim (Jim) Petersen of Oshkosh, WI, son, Scott (Laura) Clapper of West Chicago, IL and several grandchildren.
Interment will be held at Claredon Hills Cemetery in Darien, IL, at a later date.
Family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Heartland Hospice and the staff at Aspire.
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Gail Ahrens
July 6, 2025
Kim & Scott,
I was so sorry to hear about your mom. I knew her through our love and interest in genealogy. We often had long talks about our finds and frustrations on what we couldn´t find. When she was at St. Matthew´s she and your dad got the many records of the church copied and into binders. I was researching my husband´s family and was marking all the pages I wanted to copy. She laughed because it seemed like I wanted the whole book. She was a big help to me along the way. I always enjoyed her company and I thought a lot of her and your dad.
Our sympathy to you both and your families.
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