Clara Mathilda Aarsvold

Clara Mathilda Aarsvold, of Kasson, Minnesota, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Mayo Clinic, Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

Clara was born on July 21,1943 to Alfred and Marie (Petz) Brueske near Plainview, Minnesota. She graduated from John Marshall Senior High School in Rochester, Minnesota. Clara worked her whole life for the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Methodist Campus. She married her soulmate, David Edward Aarsvold on June 1, 1968, at the Little Brown Church in Iowa. Clara and David enjoyed riding horses together and often went horseback riding in South Dakota with Joe and Darlene Pike. She also enjoyed trips to Las Vegas with family and friends. Clara loved her grandchildren and helped raise them from the start. She always seemed to know what each grandchild was up to and would often check on them. Those who knew Clara would say that she was a humble and caring person and she could always be counted on as a pillar of support.

Clara is survived by her son, Brad (Becky) Aarsvold of Zumbrota, MN; four grandchildren, Liza (Derek), Lane (Brianna), Craig (Rachel), and Tate; two great-grandchildren, Harper and Kailey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, David; her parents, Alfred and Marie; and her siblings, Mary and Otto.

Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at South Zumbro Lutheran Church, 68905 280th Avenue, Kasson, Minnesota, with Rev. Pete Wyttenbach officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. at the church on Wednesday. Interment will be at the South Zumbro Lutheran Cemetery in Kasson, Minnesota. Arrangements are being handled by Mahn Family Funeral Home, Mahler Chapel in Pine Island, Minnesota. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.