David A. Klingensmith 1963-2012

KLINGENSMITH HANSEN FITCHNER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/16/2012 at 18:26:59

Sioux City Journal
May 13, 2012

David A. Klingensmith , 48, of rural Pierson died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, from injuries suffered in a tractor accident in rural Pierson.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at New Life Baptist Church in Kingsley, Iowa, with the Rev. Kenneth Kraft officiating. Burial will be in Grand Meadow Cemetery, rural Washta, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the church. The Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley is handling all arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.rohdefh.com.

David was born on Aug. 27, 1963, in Le Mars, Iowa, the son of Cecil and Sandra (Hansen) Klingensmith. He grew up in rural Pierson and attended Grand Meadow School until it closed, graduating from Marcus High School in 1981. David graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a degree in diesel mechanics. As a young boy, David took everything apart to see how it worked and soon learned to fix almost anything. He loved repairing and restoring farm equipment and working on the farm with his dad. He worked for Vern Anderson Implement in Kingsley part-time in high school and full-time after graduating from college until he started his own business restoring and selling farm equipment in 2005. He loved his work and loved to help people.

He married his best friend and love of his life, Shona Fitchner, on July 2, 2005 in Sioux City. They met while working together at Vern Anderson Implement in 1997. He and Shona enjoyed spending time together, going on motorcycle trips, checking the crops, and searching for damaged equipment for Dave to work on. They couldn’t take any road trip without stopping at every implement dealer along the way. The only thing he loved more than his tractors was his family. He was very excited to learn recently that he was going to be a father and was hoping for a baby girl.

David is survived by his wife, Shona Klingensmith of Pierson; an unborn baby; his mother, Sandra Klingensmith of Kingsley, Iowa; sisters, Dawn (Calvin) Klaschen of Pierson, and Audrey (Dan) Bollin of Kingsley; mother and father-in-law, Peggy and Jack Hansen of Decorah, Iowa; father-in-law, Patrick Mitchell; sister-in-law, Tonya (Billy) Remick of Decorah; brother-in-law, Shaun (Megan) Hansen of Spring Grove, Minn.; four nieces, four nephews; and one great-nephew. David also had many close friends and will be dearly missed by all.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; father, Cecil Klingensmith; and nephews, Casey and Austin Klaschen.