Clara Mohan
Funeral services were Sept. 10 in Colorado Springs for Clara
Josephine Mohan who died Sept. 5 at her home in Colorado Springs.
She was 73. Interment was in Memorial Gardens, Colorado
Springs.
Born Nov. 10, 1930, in Cheyenne, Wyo., she was the daughter of
Marcus Monk and Mabel V. Ellis. She was raised by her grandparents
on a farm in Castle Rock, where she graduated from high school.
While in high school she played the saxophone and baseball. After
graduation she moved to Denver.
She married Ambrose Fredrick Mohan Nov. 29, 1952, in Limon. They
lived most of their married life in Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Mohan worked at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, for 31
years. She retired in 1994 from the acquisitions department of Tutt
Library. She was a 1987 graduate of the University of Colorado in
Colorado Springs where she graduated summa cum laude with a
bachelor’s degree in English.
Mrs. Mohan enjoyed traveling and was able to visit many parts of
the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. She enjoyed
fishing and camping as long as her health permitted. She was a
volunteer for Silver Key and Contributed to the Pikes Peak Library
programs for helping others learn English. Reading was a lifelong
passion.
She was preceded in death by her husband Sept. 28, 1985, and a
son, Michael Anthony, Aug. 14, 1985. She is survived by daughters
Margaret Rebecca Mohan of Denver and Elizabeth Kaye Leslie and her
husband, Patrick, of Colorado Springs; son Patrick Terrance Mohan
of Colorado Springs; and granddaughter Kathryn Leslie of Colorado
Springs.
Swan Law Funeral Directors of Colorado Springs was in charge of
arrangements.