ROBERT JOSEPH KLOSTER 1952-2006

FRANZEN, KLOSTER, HOFFMAN, JUSTUS, GROVER, METTNER

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 5/5/2006 at 13:27:51

Robert Kloster

Postville Herald-Leader, April 5, 2006

Robert “Bob” J. Kloster, 54, of 2184 Old Highway Rd. in Charles City died Friday evening, March 31, 2006 at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City, IA.

A funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 106 Chapel Lane in Charles City with the Rev. Carl Ries presiding. Interment will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens in Charles City.

The family will greet relatives and friends from 5 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home in Charles City, a rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. led by Sister Jennifer Rausch. The visitation will continue one hour prior to Robert’s services Wednesday at the church.

Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to the family, in C/O Neta Rae White, 2184 Old Highway Rd., Charles City, IA 50616.

Robert Joseph Kloster was born March 20, 1952 to Raymond Francis and Bernice Rosemary (Franzen) Kloster in New Hampton, IA. He attended and graduated from the Charles City High School, class of 1972. “Bob” as he was affectionately known by family and friends had lived most all of his life in Charles City.

Bob was employed as the maintenance manager for McDonald’s in Charles City, having been with the company for 24 years. His duties included maintenance supervision over eight stores in the area. Bob was known as “Mr. Fix It” and an extremely hard worker He was the kind of person who would do anything for anyone.

He had a passion and love for animals, especially horses, cats and dogs. Bob will be remembered as a great practical joker. Some of Bob’s interest and leisure activities included camping and driving around on his golf cart, passing the time with his dog “Otis”, fishing traveling and seeing the countryside. He also enjoyed NASCAR, Alf and wrestling. He will be best remembered as someone who was loving, caring, solid as a rock, being family oriented and a very special brother.

Grateful for having had the privilege of sharing in Bob’s life are Neta Rae White of 20 years of Charles City; his siblings, Patsy (Charles) Hoffman of Charles City, James (Nicoletta) Kloster of New Hampton, Mary Jane (Wesley) Justus of Postville, Judy Kloster of Fond Du Lac, WI, Clare (Leon) Grover of Alta Vista, Gary (Rae Sue) Kloster of Charles City, Debra (James) Mettner of New Hampton, Madonna Kloster of Charles City and Michael Kloster of Charles City; he is also survived by his aunts, several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond F. Kloster on November 26, 1995, Bernice Rosemary Kloster on November 25, 2003, and his son Shad Kloster in 1983.