KLECKNER, Gary Robert 1941-2006

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KLECKNER, Gary Robert 1941-2006

ROGERS, KLECKNER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/3/2007 at 22:07:26

A Memorial Mass for Gary Kleckner, age 65, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of St. Ansgar, Iowa, will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, Iowa, with Rev. John Moser officiating.
Inurnment will at the St. Ansgar Cemetery with military honors at the grave by St. Ansgar American Legion Post 358. Gary passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at his residence in Des Moines.
Gary was born March 14, 1941, to Robert and Frances (Rogers) Kleckner at Osage, Iowa. He attended school in Little Cedar and St. Ansgar. He graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1958. Gary attended Loras College and Iowa State University. He joined the U.S. Army in 1961. Gary served in Korea for 18 months and volunteered to serve at Camp Century, an experimental camp near the North Pole. The camp was 30 feet under the ice and Gary operated a caterpillar on wooden tracks. Following his army services, he worked in the insurance business in Illinois for several years. He retired to the V.A. home in Marshalltown, Iowa, due to ill health.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Kleckner; a nephew, James Kleckner; one great-niece; and two great-nephews.
Gary is survived by his mother, Frances Kleckner of St. Ansgar; two brothers, Douglas Kleckner of St. Ansgar, Bruce (Joan) Kleckner of Fresno, Calif.; three sisters, Sandra (Lynn) Anderson of Antioch, Ill., Jean (Jim) White of Fullerton, Calif., Carolyn (Kelly) Williams of Austin, Minn., and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706.
[Original obituary in www.mcpress.com -- Jan 3, 2007 -- Mitchell Co. Press]
(Photo below is from 1958 [Senior Year] St. Ansgar School Annual)

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Obituary: A Memorial Mass for Gary Kleckner, age 65, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of St. Ansgar, Iowa, will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, Iowa, with Rev. John Moser officiating. Inurnment will at the St. Ansgar Cemetery with military honors at the grave by St. Ansgar American Legion Post 358. Gary passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at his residence in Des Moines. Gary was born March 14, 1941, to Robert and Frances (Rogers) Kleckner at Osage, Iowa. He attended school in Little Cedar and St. Ansgar. He graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1958. Gary attended Loras College and Iowa State University. He joined the U.S. Army in 1961. Gary served in Korea for 18 months and volunteered to serve at Camp Century, an experimental camp near the North Pole. The camp was 30 feet under the ice and Gary operated a caterpillar on wooden tracks. Following his army services, he worked in the insurance business in Illinois for several years. He retired to the V.A. home in Marshalltown, Iowa, due to ill health. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Kleckner; a nephew, James Kleckner; one great-niece; and two great-nephews. Gary is survived by his mother, Frances Kleckner of St. Ansgar; two brothers, Douglas Kleckner of St. Ansgar, Bruce (Joan) Kleckner of Fresno, Calif.; three sisters, Sandra (Lynn) Anderson of Antioch, Ill., Jean (Jim) White of Fullerton, Calif., Carolyn (Kelly) Williams of Austin, Minn., and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements were by the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706. [Original obituary in <A HREF="http://www.mcpress.com" >www.mcpress.com</A> -- Jan 3, 2007 -- Mitchell Co. Press] (Photo below is from 1958 [Senior Year] St. Ansgar School Annual)
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