Laurence Klima

LAURENCE "LARRY" KLIMA

Mount Vernon

Laurence "Larry" Klima,

81, of Mount Vernon, died at home on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Celebration of Life: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at El Kahir Shrine, 905 Tower Terrace Rd., Hiawatha. Private family burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Mount Vernon. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.

Survivors include his wife, Roberta; children, Kim (Cathy) Klima of Cedar Rapids, Laura (Bill) Borkowicz of Lisbon and Sheryl (Jamie) Gendreau of Columbia, Tenn.; brother, Jon (Nancy) Klima of Guffey, Colo.; 10 grandchildren, Trevor (Sarah) Klima, Dustin (Jessica) Klima, Beau (Kara Peterson) Klima, Fallon (Eric) Shakespeare, Max Borkowicz, Callissa Borkowicz, Raela Borkowicz, Nikki Gendreau, Tristan Gendreau and Haley Gendreau; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Larry was born Nov. 4, 1934, the son of William and Anna (Mareda) Klima, in Cedar Rapids. Larry and Roberta were married in 1956 and raised their family in town. After 38 years at Rockwell, he retired and they bought a farm in rural Mount Vernon. He loved to garden and play in the band, of which there were many.

Dad's love of family, music and friends will forever be with us. A quiet man who thought of others before himself, he appreciated the simple things in life and a job well done.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials may be directed to the Linn Township Trustees or the El Kahir Shrine.

Please share your support and memories with Larry's family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com

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