Obit: Kleinke, Diane M. “Dee” (1940 – 2012)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Kleinke, Bergstrom, Purgett, Lavrenz, Kyler, Zimmermann, Sauer, Neitzel, Eckert

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Jan 1977

Kleinke, Diane M. “Dee” (20 Mar 1940 – 18 Oct 2012)

Diane “Dee” M. Kleinke, 72, of Dundee passed away Thursday Oct. 18, 2012 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.

She was born Mar. 20, 1940 in Owen-Withee, WI, the daughter of the late Charles and Florence Bergstrom Purgett. She married John H. Kleinke and would have celebrated 38 years of marriage on Oct. 27th. Diane was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in New Fane.

Diane was an artist enjoying painting and playing the piano and guitar. She also enjoyed gardening and many bonfires shared with family and friends.

Survivors include her husband John, her children Roberta (Gene) Krueger, Charles (Jenny) Neitzel, Denise (Donald) Lavrenz, Jolyn (Steven) Kyler, Michael (Michelle) Kleinke and Tim Kleinke, her many grandchildren and great and great-great-grandchildren, and her sisters Ruby (Donald) Zimmermann and Janet Sauer. She was preceded in death by her children Pam, Tracy and Shawn Neitzel and her brothers Eugene and Mahlon Purgett.

Visitation will be Sunday Oct. 21st from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Fane (N665 County Hwy S, Kewaskum). In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated. A memorial service will be held on Sunday Oct. 21st at 6:00 PM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in New Fane with Rev. Mark Eckert officiating. Twohig Funeral Home, Campbellsport, is serving the family with guestbook and online condolences at www.twohigfunerals.com.