Kleppe, Wayne Donald -- 1957 - 2000

MCNALLY, KLEPPE, RUEBER, KING

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 11/28/2009 at 18:23:02

Wayne Donald Kleppe, the son of Donald and Marlys (McNally) Kleppe was born July 28, 1957 in Postville, Iowa. He died Tuesday, July 25, 2000 of injuries from a motorcycle accident.

He was baptized September 1, 1957 and confirmed May 28, 1972, both in the First Lutheran Evangelical Church at rural Ossian, Iowa. Wayne graduated from North High School in 1976. On April 15, 1978 he was married to Rhonda Rueber in St. Peter Lutheran Church in Westgate, Iowa.

Wayne was employed with Hall Roberts' Son, Inc. Feed Manufactures of Postville, Iowa for 22 years. He enjoyed hunting and watching his two sons play football for North Fayette High School.

He was preceded in death by his father Donald in 1987 and his grandparents.

He is survived by his wife, Rhonda, two sons, Bradley and Derrick both at home; his mother, Marlyn Kleppe of West Union, Iowa; two brothers, Lee Kleppe of West Union and Marke (Angie) Kleppe of Fort Bliss, Texas; one sister Sheri (Gary) King of McGregor, Iowa.

Funeral services were held at First Lutheran Evangelical Church in Ossian, Iowa, on July 29, 2000, with Pastor Dennis A. Hugdahl officiating.

Pallbearers were Bob Loyd, Kent Seitz, Roger Stahr, Larry Moritz, Ronald Upton, and Kevin Seitz. Honorary pallbearers were Dave Flack, Curt Thornton, John Engelhardt, and Richard Fadness.

Postville Herald-Leader newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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