Clara Mae Stover (1882–1975) was the wife of candy maker Russell Stover, and co-founder of Russell Stover Candies. A lifelong participant in the business, she ran the company for six years following Russell's death.
Early life
Clara Mae Stover was born in Oxford, Iowa, in 1882.[1] She was raised on a farm with three sisters, and strongly influenced by one of her grandmothers to be self-reliant.
Clara and Russell Stover met as students at the Iowa City Academy in Iowa City, Iowa. They were married in 1911. They bought a 580-acre wheat and flax farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, but the heavy rains destroyed their crops.