Sequim resident Clara Margaret Hale died Feb. 6, 2014, in Sequim at the age of 95. A funeral Mass was held on Feb. 11 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

She was born March 8, 1918, to Frank and Francis Hesse in Hot Springs, S.D. She graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., as a registered nurse. She married Lisle Hale in 1942 and moved to Sequim in 1982. She was a life member of the U.S. Power Squadron.

She is survived by daughter Tricia Hale; sons and daughters-in-law Robert and Susie Hale and Donald and Julie Hale; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Lisle and Clara will be inured together in the presence of family and friends.