Clarice Mahmo Rose Theobald Neuhauser

Clarice was born July 1st, 1912 in Archbold, Ohio. She was the daughter of Alice and William Theobald. After a long and eventful life she passed away on December 25th at her home in Bellevue, Washington. She was married October 1st, 1933 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Maurice Dale Neuhauser. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Clarice is survived by her daughters Alice Spring of Redmond, Washington and Barbara Neuhauser of South San Francisco; her grandchildren Michael Bailey of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, and Jill Sibley of Kirkland, Washington; her great-grandchildren Evan and Matthew Bailey, and Finn and Colin Sibley.

Religion was very important to Clarice. She was a member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church of Bellevue. Music was also a very significant part of Clarice’s life. At the age of eleven, she debuted in her long career as a church organist. She played theater organ for the WOWO radio station in Fort Wayne, Indiana in the 1930s. Clarice taught piano and organ for about twenty years. She frequently entertained family and friends with stirring renditions ranging from ragtime, to hymns, to pop favorites of the time. Clarice was a visual artist as well. She was accomplished in both china and oil painting. Writing was another life-long interest, and she took self-study courses in creative writing. Her other hobbies included cooking, gardening, and sewing. Clarice also had technical interests. As amateur radio operator WN9JIX, she made her first contact in Morse code with a ham in Tasmania! Beginning in her 70s, Clarice learned how to operate a personal computer. Clarice worked as the bookkeeper for her husband’s veterinary clinic and was the manager of the family’s coin operated laundry business. For nearly forty years Clarice studied investing and successfully managed her stock portfolio.

Funeral services took place on December 31st at Sunset Hills Funeral Home in Bellevue, Washington. Graveside services will be held on January 8th at the Archbold Cemetery in Ohio. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to The Seattle Chapter American Guild of Organists, P.O. Box 19740, Seattle, WA 98109-6740. Please specify the “POE Scholarship Fund” in memory of Clarice Neuhauser. This scholarship assists young, aspiring organists that would like to learn more about pipe organs by attending the AGO’s “Pipe Organ Encounters” summer event.