Mae Belle (Seely) Clodius

Ritzville, Wash. - Service for Mae Belle (Seely) Clodius, 81, will be at 11 a.m. today at the New Hope Center in Ritzville. Inurnment will be held at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Clodius, who was born in Chewelah, Wash., died Friday.

She graduated from Chewelah High School in 1937, and married Harry Clodius in 1938.

They lived in Chewelah, Omak, Wenatchee, Tonasket and Connell, Wash., before moving to Ritzville in 1951.

Mrs. Clodius and her husband owned and operated a general contracting business in Ritzville.

She was a member of the Ritzville Memorial Church and the Ritzville New Hope Center. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Rebekah Lodge.

Her husband died in 1996.

Survivors include a daughter, Jeanette Schaeger of Ritzville; a son, Terry Clodius of Washtucna, Wash.; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Emergency Medical Technicians in Ritzville, WA 99169 or Washtucna, WA 99371.

Published in the Idaho Spokesman-Review (Coeur d'Alene, ID) - May 22, 2001