Six weeks after being diagnosed, grandpa passed away. The night of the solar eclipse, Aug 21st at 10:15 p.m. My mom was there along with her sisters Lanette and Kathy. Grandma was asleep next to her sweetheart. The sisters went outside to talk, and they said it was a bright and clear night. They could see the Milky Way and saw a shooting star. They went to get a camera and came back out to see an ordinary sky. They felt that the heavens were open and welcomed grandpa home.
When I got the phone call, it was sad, but a huge relief. He was so tired, and was at the point he was ready to go back home to his parents and baby girl (aunt Trish). Grandma had a difficult time and pled for him to keep breathing. But then, after being given opportunities to serve him, gave a prayer for Heavenly Father to release him. He went home the next night.
Addie, Jojo and I were able to go with my family to Grandpa Clyde's funeral in Bancroft Monday and then burial in Newdale on Tuesday.
It was a wonderful funeral, very sweet and full of memories of him. Some highlights are:
- Grandpa was given the best advice from his grandfather before he got married grandma, was to give 100%, never 50/50. Grandpa said he had $100 in his pocket, and a wealth of love in his heart.
- Uncle Chad said he was only disappointed in his father once, when he was a kid. His friends were bragging about the curse words their fathers used, and he couldn't think of one. What a great example.
- When he was growing up, him and his cousins were playing hide and seek. They chose to hide in a barrel (i think wheat so it had chaff). It was too hot, so they tried to get out, but couldn't. So they both prayed for help. His father Adrian was working, and was prompted to go to the place where the barrels were. He heard rustling, opened it up and found two weak boys. They took them to the hospital and the doctors told them they saved these boys life, they had only minutes left before they would have dies. I remember this story throughout my life. Grandpa would tell it with tears rolling down his cheeks.
- He lost his mom when he was 31 and father at 35. He was only a bishop for 1 month when he had to preside over his own father's funeral.
My mom was in charge of the displays for grandpa:
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| Their mission plaque for Nigeria. |
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| Their mission plaque for New York, Manhattan Temple mission. |
We buried him the next day in Newdale with "his people". It was a beautiful warm day.
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| Mom hugging Grandma. Grandma clung to her for quite awhile. |
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| Kevin was one of the pallbearers. One son from each family was chosen. |
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| Grandpa's gun that was given to him from his father Adrian. It was believed to also be William Henry's. 25/30 was the kind of gun. |
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| Mom placing her rose for grandpa. |
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| Addie and I by the casket and floral arrangements. |
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| There are sprigs of wheat from the farm, potato sack ribbons, moss and cattails from fishing, pheasant feathers for hunting. |
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| 13 roses, grandpa gave grandma these roses each mother's day: red for boys, pink for girls. |
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| Grandma with her brother Grant. |
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| Our family with the Neibaur gun. |
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| The kid enjoyed the horses nearby the cemetery. Jojo dared to feed them. Addie dared to pet them. They are getting used to bigger animals. |
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| My sweet grandma and I before she left. Love her so much! ! |
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| Grandpa's father, Adrian. He was a WWII veteran. |
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| Grandpa's paretns, Alta and Adrian. |
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| Their children, granpa was the oldest. |
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| Grandpa's grandparents, Bertha and William Henry. |
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| The kids playing with the cattails from the floral arrangements. |
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| My cousin Jeremy Neibaur built grandpa's casket. |
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| Addie broke open the cattails. Kevin said that would make grandpa happy, kids playing and being happy. It's trud. |
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| The house grandpa built for grandpa when they got married. |
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| Grandpa's mother, Alta. He often called het his angel mother. |
