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Klinkhammer, George H.
George H. Klinkhammer, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died at Mercy Medical Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. A Funeral Mass by All Saints Catholic Church will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church by the Rev. David O'Connor. Private Interment: Mt. Calvary Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post #727. A visitation will be held Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, with a vigil service beginning at 7 p.m.
Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; children, Gail (Bill) Munsell of Wayzata, Minn., Janis Gibson of St. Charles, Mo., Jill Breidenbach of Hiawatha, Susan Bright, Nicholas (Susie) Klinkhammer, and Molly (Steve) Bjornsen, all of Cedar Rapids, Lori Green of Jacksonville, Fla., Lisa (Ron) Stark of Kansasville, Wisc., and David (Sheri) Klinkhammer of Chesterfield, Mo.; sister, Dorothy (Ed) Leuthner of St. Cloud, Minn.; 24 grandchildren, Bryan (Hayley) Munsell, Daniel Munsell, Kara Gibson, Christopher, John and Kelly Breidenbach, Sarah (Tim) Jones, Jason (Kelley) Bright, Stephanie (Ray) Reilly, Emily and Allison Green, Mallory, Samantha and Sean Stark, Jack, Emma, Connor and Caroline Klinkhammer, Ryan, Andrew and Jenna Klinkhammer, and Alec, Colby and Lars Bjornsen; six great-grandchildren, Aaron and Luke Jones, Andrew and Ava Bright, and Mason and Noah Reilly; and brother-in-law, T.J. Farris.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Eileen Farris.
George was born June 28, 1927, in Harlem, N.D. to George and Mabel Cusick Klinkhammer. George married Dorothy Fotsch in Cedar Rapids on May 19, 1951. He retired in 1987 after 38 years with IBM. George was a World War II veteran of the Navy Seabees, a member of All Saints Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus #5677, and the American Legion Honor Guard. He was an active community volunteer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made for cancer patients through the Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation or to the Indian Creek Nature Center.
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