OBITUARY: Adrian E. Kleckner Sr., 1914-1981, Mitchell County, Iowa

[St. Ansgar Enterprise, 5 NOV 1981]




                         Adrian E. Kleckner Funeral
                          Held Monday, November 2

  Funeral services for Adrian E. Kleckner, Sr., 67, formerly of the Osage
area, who died October 30 at the Floyd County Memorial hospital, were held
November 2 at St. Peter=92s Catholic church in New Haven with the Rev. John
Gregory officiating.

  Adrian E. Kleckner, Sr. was born July 25, 1914, in New Haven, the son of
Ernest and Florence (Fox) Kleckner. He attended St. Mary=92s Catholic school
in New Haven and grew to manhood in Mitchell county.

  He married Agnes C. Dargan June 25, 1937, in Riceville. During the years
he resided in Osage he served as Superintendent of Public Works for the
City of Osage and was co-owner of the Kleckner-Hartwig Excavation Co. He
was a lifelong member of the Catholic church and was affiliated with Union
Local 55 of Des Moines. The Kleckners resided in Osage and Des Moines
before retiring to Charles City a number of years ago.

  Mr. Kleckner is survived by his wife, Agnes; nine children: Mary A.
Thomas of Sheffield; Patricia A. Humphrey of Osage; Adrian E. Kleckner, Jr.
of Urbandale; Jane E. Dahley of Thornton; Timothy J. Kleckner of Algona;
Thomas M. Kleckner of Hampton; Jody K. Leonard of Sheffield; Brian A.
Kleckner of Newton; and Tracy S. Kleckner of Osage; 24 grandchildren; five
brothers, Robert, Maurice, and Raymond of St. Ansgar; James of Colorado
Springs, Colo.; and William of Stevens Point, Wis.; two sisters, Maey[cq]
Schwalbe of Oakland, Calif. and Bernice Paulson of Osage; nieces and
nephews.

  Preceding him in death were his parents, one brother Arnold of Hampton,
and two sisters, Helen and Patricia.

  Burial was in St. Peter=92s Catholic cemetery in New Haven with Rev.
Gregory in charge of the committal services.




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