Clara M. Riggs

Clara M. Riggs, 95, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation.

Born on Saturday, August 20, 1927 in New Oxford, she was a daughter of the late Joseph B. Martin and Estella E. Kuhn Martin Carbaugh. She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Charles Carbaugh; a grandson, Dustin Riggs; a granddaughter-in-law, Barbara Scott; and seven siblings, Francis, Joseph, Bernard and George Martin and Teresa Hankey, Pauline Hertz, and Rita Bucher. Clara was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church where she was an active volunteer in the church, serving as a former communion minister, as a volunteer in the thrift shop, and as a member of the Women’s Rosary Society. She also enjoyed volunteering at local nursing homes.

Surviving are two children, Mary H. Santana and her husband, Gilberto, and John B. Riggs, Jr; six grandchildren, Robert Scott and his companion, Candace Chandler, Tony Scott and his wife, Melissa, Shari Minnier and her husband, Rob, Daniel Riggs and his wife, Jenna, David Riggs, and Courtney Card and her husband, Alex; seven great-grandchildren, Brooke, Giada, Henry, Owen, Abel, Sydney, and Jackson; four great-great grandchildren, Avery, Lilianna, Brayden, and Scarlett; and five siblings, Mary Menges and her husband, Glenn, Dorothy Downin and her husband, Larry, Rose Topper and her husband, Pat, James Martin and his wife, Sharon, and Burnell Carbaugh and his wife, Deana.

A memorial mass will be held at 11 AM on Friday, October 14, 2022 at St. Vincent de Paul Church with the Rev. Joseph F. Gotwalt officiating. The family will receive friends at a visitation to be held one hour prior to the mass. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to True North Wellness Services Crisis Intervention Unit, 625 W. Elm Avenue, Hanover, PA 17331, or to your local suicide prevention organization.