Clara Pearl Lawler

January 17, 1938 - May 16, 2017

Clara Pearl Lawler, age 79, departed this Earth on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri. Clara was born in Grundy Center, Iowa on January 17, 1938. She was the fifth of twelve children born to Albert and Pearl Aswegan. Clara was joined in marriage to Larry Crandall on September 21, 1956 and together they had five children. Clara was later joined in marriage to Patrick Lawler on December 31, 1978. The couple relocated to the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri area in 1981. Clara attended church at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Gravois Mills and also for some time at St. Philip Benizi church in Versailles. Clara loved sewing and crafting. She always gave handmade gifts to her loved ones and even had a booth at the local fair selling “Clara’s Bears”. She also loved cooking, baking and going on road trips. Above all, she loved spending time with her family. Clara was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Pearl Aswegan and her siblings, Donald, Eugene, Earl, Dale, Ronald, Albert, and Barbara Aswegan. She is survived by her husband, Patrick Lawler of Gravois Mills, Missouri; her children, Betty and spouse John Gethman of Eldora, Iowa, Barbara Crandall of Camdenton, Missouri, Bonita and spouse Jim Jones of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, Larry and spouse Theresa Crandall of Panora, Iowa, and Brenda Thornton and significant other Rick Reed of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; her siblings, Gladys and spouse Rick Eveland of Des Moines, Iowa, Betty and spouse David Ellenwood of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Jim Aswegan and significant other Deb Kuehl of Lake View, Iowa, and Virginia Aswegan and significant other Rollin Pardun of Des Moines, Iowa, as well as twelve grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Clara will be remembered as a hard working, fun loving woman who would give the shirt off her back to anyone in need. She will be greatly missed.