Steven Michael Klinkkammer
KLINKKAMMER, MAY JENSEN, BLAKLEY, NOVAK, KEITH, FRAUENHOLTZ, SCHROCK, THOMAS, BOLGER, SMITH, LANG, SILKMAN, WALKER
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 2/5/2020 at 12:07:28
Steven Michael Klinkkammer, 72, of Iowa City passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.
Steve was born on September 20, 1947 in Iowa City to Raymond A. and Ruth May (Jensen) Klinkkammer. He was one of eight children and was always close to all seven siblings, Stan “Butch” (Eve) Klinkkammer, Penny (Giz) Blakley, Mike (Bonnie) Klinkkammer, Sherri (Pat) Novak, Tina (Tom) Keith, Mark Klinkkammer, and Marcia (Rick) Frauenholtz.
He was married to Su San Schrock for 27 years before she passed away in 1993. Steven was united in marriage to Marlene (Bolger) Thomas on March 18, 1995. While Steve’s health declined in the last few weeks, his wife was his biggest supporter and the very best and nurturing care provider for him.
Steve was a Mechanical Engineer at P&H Cranes for several years until they relocated to another state. He then spent the rest of his career as a Design Engineer at Rockwell Collins Aviation until his retirement in 2014. Steve was a humble and private man, but he was extremely proud of the work that he did, and he had reason to be proud; he was an incredible and meticulous engineer.
Steve enjoyed fishing, hunting, tinkering in his garage, mowing, and was an avid Chicago Cubs, Green Bay Packers, and Iowa Hawkeye fan. Most of all, Steve enjoyed a quiet day at home, going with the slower pace of life and being surrounded by his family. His family was his biggest pride and joy, always.
Steve is survived by his wife, Marlene Klinkkammer of Iowa City, IA; his son, Tracy Klinkkammer of North Liberty, IA; his daughters, Summer (Dan) Smith of Farmington, UT, Jessica (Nick) Lang of North Liberty, IA, and Amy (Alex) Silkman of Scottsdale, AZ; eight grandchildren, Xander, Crystiana Su, Madison (Mitchell Walker), Jackson, Emerson, Haddon, Harlow and Hayes, and many nieces and nephews. Steve is also survived by his ever faithful and lap buddy, Mickey.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents Alvin and Annie Klinkkammer; his parents, Raymond and Ruth; his wife Su, and one sister, Penny (Klinkkammer) Blakley.
Funeral services will be Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Lensing Funeral Home, 605 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City, where a visitation will be held at 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Private burial will be at Downey Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family and will be donated to charities that were important to Steve.
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