Klemme, Alwayne E. 1919-2012

KLEMME, DELANEY, AHLRICHS, BLAUE

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 6/7/2012 at 14:39:22

Date of Death
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Le Mars, IA

Alwayne Klemme, 92, of Le Mars passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, April 29, 2012 at her home in Le Mars.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with Reverend John Battern of the Le Mars United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be after 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service.

Alwayne Edith Delaney was born September 5, 1919 on the family farm in Stanton Township, rural Plymouth County, Iowa to Martin and Anna (Ahlrichs) Delaney. Alwayne attended country school near her home. She was united in marriage to Erv Blaue on December 30, 1942 in Elk Point, South Dakota. Together they operated Blaue’s DX station from 1942 until 1960. Erv passed away on April 21, 1963. Alwayne had later worked at Zeneith Corporation in Sioux City for a number of years.

In 1970, Alwayne started to spend her winters in California and returned to Iowa in the summer. On September 1987, Alwayne was united in marriage to Leonard Klemme. Together they enjoyed spending the winters in California, Arizona and Nevada. Leonard passed away on October 28, 2006.

Alwayne was a member of the Le Mars United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed traveling, golfing, bowling, and visiting with family and friends.

Survivors include her 5 sisters: LaVonne Brouillette and her husband Errol of Salix, IA, Charlene Boyle of Le Mars, Katheryn Tapp of San Jose, CA, Esther Auck and her husband Bernie of Riverside, CA, and Thelma Coats of Tulsa, OK; 2 sisters-in-law, Mary (Lynn) Greimann of Phoenix, AZ and Connie Delaney of Iowa City, IA; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husbands.