Donald Kling
Born: February 24, 1921, rural Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September 22, 1989 Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 103
Married: M. Eleanor Pink on May 28, 1942 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: James, Jeffrey, Janna, and Junella
Parents: Leonard and Dorothy (Wiley) Kling
Donald W. Kling
Donald W. Kling, 68, of 1308 S. 8th Ave. E., a lifelong resident of Jasper County, died this morning, Sept 22, of respiratory failure at the Skiff Medical Center.
Memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. F. William Kaska, pastor of the church, will conduct services. Burial will be Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery [He is actually buried at Sugar Grove Cemetery.]
Christian wake services will be held at Reese Chapel at 7 p.m. Sunday. Vince Waltz will lead the wake services. Visitation with the family will be held following wake services. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Saturday.
Memorial contributions to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of the Jasper County Historical Society will be accepted. Survivors are his wife, Eleanor; two sons, James L. of Rock Island, Ill., and Jeffrey W. of Newton; two daughters, Janna (Mrs. Steve) Birkenholtz and Junella Marie Kling, both of Newton; two grandchildren; and a brother, Robert, of Glenwood, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Kling, a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, farmed and later operated Kling Excavating for many years. Later he was associated with Newton Manufacturing and Heartland Motel Brokerage, prior to his retirement.
The son of Leonard and Dorothy Wiley Kling, he was born Feb. 28, 1921 in rural Newton, attended Jasper County and Newton schools and was a 1939 graduate of Newton Community High School. He married to Eleanor Pink May 28, 1842. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 22, 1989.
Mary Eleanor (Pink) Kling
Born: March 7, 1920, rural Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: November 13, 2011, Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 103
Married: Donald Kling on May 28, 1942 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: James, Jeffrey, Janna, and Junella
Parents: Andrew and Elizabeth Kane Pink
Mary Eleanor Kling, a lifelong resident of Newton, Iowa, passed away at Skiff Hospice Sunday morning, Nov. 13, 2011.
The only daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Kane Pink, Eleanor was born at the family farm home in the Sugar Grove Community of Jasper County, Iowa, on March 7,1920. She attended rural school and graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1938, receiving a normal training certificate. She taught in the rural schools of Jasper County and attended the State Teacher’s college during summers.
On May 28, 1942, Monsignor McCann joined her and Donald Kling in holy matrimony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. Eleanor was an active member of the parish all her life, having been a member of the choir, a teacher of religious education classes and president of the Sacred Heart Society. She was a charter member of the Newton Song Stylist, a local choral group in the ‘40s and ‘50s, and a member of the Rural Women’s Chorus. She assisted with children’s school activities, campfire, Scouts and 4-H. Her greatest joy was reading and listening to the children read and seeing their report cards. Her family and friends will treasure the memory of her peanut brittle treats at holiday time. Her hobbies were reading and crocheting prayer shawls and afghans.
She is survived by her children, James (David) Fletcher-Kling of Rock Island, Ill., Janna Beth Birkenholtz of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and Jeff Kling of Sully, Iowa; her grandchildren and greatgrandhildren, Todd (Jenny) Birkenholtz, Mckayla and Keller of Pleasant Hill, Eric (Jill) Birkenholtz, Brady and Breckan of Des Moines, Iowa, Jessica and Jaymie Kling of Sully, Jasmine and Jacy Yoder of Newton and their guardians Lori and Gary Yoder and son Dylan; a sister-in-law, Jean Pink of Greeley, Colo., and Ardity Lux of Newton; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Junella Kling-Yoder; a son-in-law, Steve Birkenholtz; and three brothers, Clifford, Bill and Paul Pink.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today, Nov. 16, at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. A funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1151 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton. A burial service will follow at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Religious Education Program at Sacred Heart or Skiff Hospice.
To see more of Eleanor and her family in a video of her life, go to the Pence Reese website at www.pencefh.com.~ Source: Newton Daily News; Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Junella Kling-Yoder
Born: May 20, 1959 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September 4, 2003 at Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 103
Married: Unknown Yoder
Children: Jasmine and Jacy Yoder
Parents: Donald and M. Eleanor Pink Kling
Junella Kling-Yoder
Junella Marie Kling-Yoder, 44, of Newton died of a heart attack Thursday, Sept. 4, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home, 310 N. 2nd Ave. E. in Newton, with Father Ernest Braida of Sacred Heart Catholic Church officiating. Private family burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. at the funeral home where the family will be available from 6 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be accepted to the Jasmine and Jacy Yoder Trust Fund.
The daughter of Donald and Eleanor Kling, she was born March 20, 1959, in Newton. She was a graduate of Newton Senior High School and Des Moines Area Community College. She also attended Central College. She enjoyed motor sports, photography and was an avid Blues fan.
Survivors include two daughters, Jasmine and Jacy Yoder, both of Newton; a sister and brother-in-law, Janna and Steve Birkenholtz of Newton; two brothers, Jeff Kling of Sully and Jim Kling of Rock Island, Ill.; her mother; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father. ~ Newton Daily News, Saturday, September 6, 2003.
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Obituary
Newton - Junella Kling-Yoder, 44, died Thursday, September 4, 2003 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, September 8 at Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6 to 7 p.m. ~ Des Moines Register, Published on 09/06/2003