Clara Ann Forbes
1911 - 1989 (78 years)-
Name Clara Ann Forbes Born 1911 Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois 
[1] Gender Female Occupation nurse [2] Died 17 Jul 1989 Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts [1, 2] Buried Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable County, Massachusetts [1] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166916877/clara-a-riggen
Lot 007, Grave 001A
Person ID I2248 Hedges Last Modified 18 Oct 2023
Family Theodore Kermit Riggen, b. 7 Aug 1909, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. May 1991, Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) Married 13 Feb 1935 Des Moines County, Iowa Last Modified 13 Jan 2021 Family ID F1178 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166916877/clara-a-riggen
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Born - 1911 - Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois 
Married - 13 Feb 1935 - Des Moines County, Iowa 
Died - 17 Jul 1989 - Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 
Buried - - Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable County, Massachusetts = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Riggen, Clara Ann
Age 78, of Centerville, MA, formerly of Elmira NY, Monday, July 17, 1989 at the Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth, MA. Born in Bloomington, IL, Mrs. Riggen was a graduate of the Brokaw School of Nursing in Normal, IL. From 1937 to 1974, Mrs. Riggen lived in Elmira, NY where she was a member of the Park Congregational Church. She was very active in Scouting and school activities. She was for many years a nurse at the Arnot Ogden Hospital and for several local physicians. In 1974 she retired to Centerville, MA. Her survivors include her husband, Theodore K. Riggen of Centerville, MA; 2 sons, Theodore F. Riggen of Montpelier, VT, and Robert J. Riggen of Falmouth, MA; a sister, Hallie Henwood of Los Angeles, CA; and 7 grandchildren.
Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York. Thursday, 3 August 1989.
[2, 3] - Mrs. Riggen, the former Miss Clara Forbes, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Forbes of Shirley and is a graduate nurse of Brokaw hospital.
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From research done by Teresa Riggs Taramasso, Clara's mother was Nellie Mitchel.
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