Claire, more commonly known to her friends and family as “Aunt Sis,” was born in Centralia Sept. 7, 1917,
to Sebastian and Josephine (Schwarz) Heinricher. She grew up on the family farm and attended the one-room Salzer Valley Schoolhouse.
Claire married John McAllister, June 4, 1935, settling once more in Salzer Valley. She worked at Centralia
General Hospital as a nurse’s assistant for many years.
Claire was preceded in death by her husband, John.
She is survived by her son, Jack McAllister; two daughters, Mary Anne Stoffer and Georgia Schneider; and many beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A Rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 225 N. Washington
Ave., Centralia, immediately followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 a.m., at St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow the funeral mass at Greenwood Memorial Park in Centralia.
