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Klassen, Walter J. (1922-2007)
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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2007 Mar 12 p. 12 |
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+ | <center><h3>WALTER J. KLASSEN</h3></center> |
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+ | Walter J. Klassen, 84, of Hopedale, Ill., died Feb. 21, 2007, at Pekin Hospital. He was born Nov. 28, 1922*, to Jacob G. and Katherine Woelk Klassen in Marion, Kan. |
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+ | He married Dorothy Litwiller on March 23, 1951, in Hopedale. |
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+ | Klassen was a carpenter, retiring in 1985. After retiring, he did residential painting. He served in Civilian Public Service in Terry, Mont., for three years. He was a member of Hopedale Mennonite Church in Hopedale. He enjoyed woodworking, photography, golfing, fishing, classical music and singing in a men’s quartet. |
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+ | Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; three sons, Stanley Klassen and his wife, Frances, of Wellesley, Ont., Steven Klassen and his wife, Sheryl, of Morton, and Ray Klassen and his wife, Eileen, of Goshen, Ind.; two daughters, Sherrill Schweitzer and her husband, Brad, of Geneva, Neb., and Wanda Mast and her husband, Jerry, of Hesston, Kan.; two sisters, Ella Deines of Wichita, Kan., and Esther Thieszen of North Newton, Kan.; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. |
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+ | He was preceded in death by an infant brother. |
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+ | Graveside services were held at Mennonite Cemetery. A memorial service was held at Hopedale Mennonite Church. |
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+ | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2007 Mar 26 p. 8 |
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+ | <center><h3>CORRECTION</h3></center> |
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+ | The March 12 obituary of Walter J. Klassen should have stated that he was born in Goessel, Kan. |
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 10 May 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Mar 12 p. 12
Birth date: 1922 Nov 28
text of obituary:
WALTER J. KLASSEN
Walter J. Klassen, 84, of Hopedale, Ill., died Feb. 21, 2007, at Pekin Hospital. He was born Nov. 28, 1922*, to Jacob G. and Katherine Woelk Klassen in Marion, Kan.
He married Dorothy Litwiller on March 23, 1951, in Hopedale.
Klassen was a carpenter, retiring in 1985. After retiring, he did residential painting. He served in Civilian Public Service in Terry, Mont., for three years. He was a member of Hopedale Mennonite Church in Hopedale. He enjoyed woodworking, photography, golfing, fishing, classical music and singing in a men’s quartet.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; three sons, Stanley Klassen and his wife, Frances, of Wellesley, Ont., Steven Klassen and his wife, Sheryl, of Morton, and Ray Klassen and his wife, Eileen, of Goshen, Ind.; two daughters, Sherrill Schweitzer and her husband, Brad, of Geneva, Neb., and Wanda Mast and her husband, Jerry, of Hesston, Kan.; two sisters, Ella Deines of Wichita, Kan., and Esther Thieszen of North Newton, Kan.; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant brother.
Graveside services were held at Mennonite Cemetery. A memorial service was held at Hopedale Mennonite Church.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Mar 26 p. 8
text of obituary:
CORRECTION
The March 12 obituary of Walter J. Klassen should have stated that he was born in Goessel, Kan.