Frank Henry William Klingbeil 1920-1998

KLINGBEIL, HALL, BACKES, BACKUS, RICHARD, ANDERSON, HILMER, WEIR

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 12/31/2012 at 00:31:04

Frank Klingbeil
Estherville – Funeral services for Frank H. [Henry William per IA Birth index] Klingbeil, 77, of Estherville will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wed. July 15, 1998, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Estherville with Pastor Glenn Bohmer officiating. Interment will be at East Side Cemetery, Estherville. He died Sun., July 12, at his home in Estherville.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. today, Tuesday, at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

He was born on Nov. 7, 1920, near the town of Ware in Pocahontas County, the son of John and Teresa (Backes) Klingbeil. He moved to the Gruver area with his parents as a young boy. He attended country school and the Gruver school before beginning a lifelong career in farming. On March 6, 1949, he was united in marriage to Doris Elnora Hall at Estherville. The couple made their home east of Estherville on their farm until moving into Estherville in 1988.

He was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where he was confirmed in 1936 and served as an elder for several years. He also was a member of the Aquiscilla Couple’s Club in the church.

He is survived by his wife, Doris Klingbeil of Estherville; daughters, Mrs. Jim (Diane) Richard of Wallingford; Mrs. Jim (Colleen) Anderson of Estherville; son, Ron Klingbeil of Estherville; grandchildren: Amber Richard, Mrs. Mark (Heather) Austin, Matt Richard, Jason, Shannon, Jeremy and Abby Anderson, Krista, Megan, Andrew and Evan Klingbeil; brother, Gus Klingbeil of Alexandria, MInn.; sisters: Olive Hilmer of Apple Valley, Minn. and Mrs. Bob (Edna) Weir of Estherville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and one sister. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, July 14, 1998)