Clara Catherine Heumphreus

     Clara Catherine Heumphreus passed away on July 10, 2026, in Decatur, Alabama at 92 years of age.

     Clara was born on August 13, 1933, to Paul and Opal Grosch in rural Danbury, Nebraska. She graduated from Bartley High School in 1951.

     Clara was united in marriage to Robert Lee Heumphreus on December 12, 1953. The couple resided in the Trinidad British West Indies for two years before moving to McCook, Nebraska for two years. They then settled in Cambridge, Nebraska in 1957 and raised two children, Lea Ann and Paul Robert.

     Clara’s hobbies included painting, crocheting, Scrabble games, Rubik’s Cubes, creative arts, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a lifetime resident of Cambridge and a member of the Cambridge First Congregational Church, and she took great pleasure in helping any neighbor in need. She was also very proud of her German ancestry.

     Clara is preceded in death by her brother, Paul Richard “Dick” Grosch, Jr.; parents, Paul and Opal Grosch; and husband, Robert Heumphreus.

     Clara is survived by her son, Paul (LeAnn) Heumphreus; daughter, Lea (Randy) Kroll; grandchildren Troy (Lauren) Heumphreus, Aaron Heumphreus, Carson Heumphreus, Toni (Josh) May, and Casey (Kyle) Kelly; great-grandchildren Kota Kelly, Zander May, Olivia and Sofia Heumphreus.

     Cremation was chosen and a memorials service is pending at this time.

     Online condolences may be left at lockenour.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge.