Obit: Klimpke, Elizabeth A. #2 (1929 - 2009)
Contact: R. Lipprandt
Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Albrecht, Hiebl, Klimpke, Neubauer, Oelke, Schug, Stock, Wallner

----Source: The Star News (Medford, Taylor Co. WI), Wednesday, January 15, 2009, Online Edition

Klimpke, Elizabeth A. (Eder) (December 3, 1929 - January 8, 2009)

Elizabeth A. Klimpke, 79, Athens, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at Memorial Health Center in Medford.

She was born December 3, 1929, in the Town of Halsey, daughter of the late Emil and Katherine (Bergman) Eder. On June 15, 1946, she married Ernest Klimpke at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Athens. He preceded her in death on February 19, 2006.

Elizabeth loved traveling, knitting, crocheting, quilting and rug weaving. Many of her creations were given to loved ones. She was a member of the American Legion Chapman-Belter Post No. 4 Auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Andrew J. Sutter Post No. 8527 Auxiliary, all of Athens.

Survivors include two daughters, Joanne (Robert) Schug of Athens and Mary Ann Oelke of Weston; three sons, Arthur (Karla) Klimpke of Medford, John (Brenda) Klimpke of Kenai, Alaska, and Mark (Sheila) Klimpke of Clear Lake; 21 grandchildren, including one special granddaughter, Sandy Neubauer, with whom she made her home; 32 great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Pat Klimpke; special friends, Elmer Wallner, Betty Stock and Lavina Klimpke; nieces and nephews; and many cousins and friends.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Carl Klimpke; one infant daughter, Darlene; one granddaughter, Cindy Schug; and one brother, Henry Albrecht.

The funeral mass was celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Athens. Rev. Charles Hiebl presided. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Athens. Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home of Athens assisted the family with arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.