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March 25, 1902 - Nov. 18, 2005
Clara B. Storm, 103, passed away comfortably and peacefully Nov. 18, 2005, at Lincoln Home, Newcastle, where she had been a resident for almost 30 years, in a place she considered her home and the staff within her family. She loved life to the very end.
Clara was born March 25, 1902, in Pforzheim, Germany, the daughter of Martin and Luise (Jager) Boehringer.
She came to America in 1930 and was the house-daughter of her father’s friends in Norwood, N.J. and lived on their estate Tall Timbers for eight years.
Her first trip to Maine was in 1932, a three week vacation and she visited Portland, tasted her first lobster in Kennebunk and saw Mt. Katahdin.
She became a U.S. citizen in 1936 and married Alex Storm in 1938 at St. Andrews Church, Harrington Park, N.J.
She worked as a dietician and nurse at a children’s convalescent home and later was an office clerk for the National Board of Fire Underwriters in New York City.
The couple bought a home in 1952 in New Harbor, where they retired, and Clara, who was childless, entertained dozens of children at summer parties at their home Tall Timbers.
Clara wrote a 17-part “Heidi” series for the Lincoln County News in the 1960s and was a frequent correspondent. Her writings gave insight into pre-WWII Germany.
Clara was predeceased by her beloved husband in 1998, and by her sisters Gertrude Mockler, Martha Frey, Helene Boehringer, Karl Boehringer and Erwin Boehringer.
She is survived by two nieces, Helen Ransky and Flora Ratzel; and nephew L. Herbert Mockler.
Memorial gifts may be made in Clara’s name to Lincoln Home Assisted Living, 22 River Rd., Newcastle, ME 04553. A celebration of her life held Fri., Dec. 9, 2-4 p.m., at Lincoln Home.
Why did she leave her fatherland? Clara wrote, “Because Hitler rose to power I was often prohibited from getting together with my Jewish school friends. I couldn’t be seen with them or seen talking to them. It made me fear for my life. I loved freedom and wanted to go to America.”
She wrote on Sept. 11, 2002: “Let us all treasure each other like we want to be treasured, regardless as to creed, color and politics. Life is short (Oh, yes, even with my hundred years) and one is soon forgotten after death. I am certainly in heaven here on earth by living now for more than 26 years in the loving care of Lincoln Home. My husband was with me until he went to the other shore 4 ˝ years ago.”
Cremation arrangements are under the care of Strong Funeral Home, Damariscotta.
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