Clara Amelia Meyer Nordt passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born on the 11th of February 1923 in Fort Bend County to Lillie Lemke Meyer and Charlie W. Meyer. In 1945, Clara married her childhood sweetheart, Erwin Nordt.



Clara is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Ann Nordt; son, Eugene Nordt and wife, Paula; grandson, Ryan Nordt and wife, Julie, and great-granddaughters, Rachel and Halle; numerous nieces and nephews; and friends.



Clara graduated from Richmond High School. She was active in her church, First English Lutheran Church in Damon, Texas and was ready, willing and able to help those who needed it. She worked side by side with her husband on their farm and ranch in Fort Bend County. Clara was a retired postal worker and was a member of several organizations throughout her lifetime. She never met a stranger.



Clara was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved seeing new places, experiencing new adventures, meeting new people and visiting with friends and family.



Clara was preceded in death by her husband Erwin A. Nordt, her sister Viola Meyer Nordt, brothers Bennie and Leonard Meyer, and son-in-law William H. Fix.



Friends and family are invited to a visitation with the Nordt family from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors Chapel, 1201 4th St. Rosenberg, Texas 77471. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 10, 2015, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Garmany & Carden Funeral Home. Interment will be at Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, 3900 B.F. Terry Blvd., Rosenberg, Texas 77471.



The family asks that memorial contributions be directed to Houston Hospice, 1905 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, or to First English Lutheran Church, PO Box 129, Damon, TX 77430.



Condolence messages may be written for the Nordt family at www.garmanycarden.com.



Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.