Clara Mae Rees, age 84, Cherokee, Kansas passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. She was born on Oct. 14, 1941, in St. Paul, Kansas the daughter of Joseph Edward and Anna Marie Collins Lero. Clara was united in marriage to John Rees on Jan. 31, 1960. He preceded her in death on May 24, 2018. She was also preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Joseph, Norbert, Meryl, and Thomas Lero, three sisters, Anna Marie Shaw, Sr. Margaret Lero, and Mary Jurgenmeier, and one grandson, Brandon Rees. Clara is survived by a son Charles Rees and wife Carmin, three daughters, Dianne Rees, Brenda Jackson and husband Joe, and Shirley Eden and husband Ron, two sisters, Sr. Agnes Lero, and Evelyn Mosier, eight grandchildren, and fifteen great grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Galena, Kansas. Burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Mapleton, Kansas Cemetery. The Rosary will be prayed at 10:30 a.m. before Mass on Saturday at St. Patrick. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Bridget Catholic Church. The funds will be used for the current restoration of St. Bridget. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.