Claudia Schlieman

SPRINGFIELD — Claudia Schlieman died Jan. 9, 2013.

She was born Dec. 29, 1961, in Zurich, Switzerland.

She married Robert Schlieman on Jan. 12, 1983, in Wichita Falls, Texas.

She spent the next 20 years as a military spouse living in Germany, San Antonio, Texas, Plattsburg, N.Y., and Rapid City, S.D. She was a lunchroom/playground monitor, substitute teacher, baseball team manager and Scout master.

Following retirement, they moved to Springfield, where she worked as a family case manager for Health Care and Rehabilitation Services, and then as a crisis care intervention specialist. She was Springfield’s first Police Social Worker, along with the Bellows Falls Police Department.

Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Robert Schlieman; two sons, John Schlieman and Robert Schlieman; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Jan. 19, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Christ, 972 Chester Road, Route 11, (next to Pleasant Valley Road), Springfield, with Deacon Puggy Lamphere officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.