Obituary of Donald G. Klenk

Donald Gene Klenk, 85, of Middle Amana, died Friday, September 6, 2013, at home following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 10th at the Oxford United Methodist Church with burial following at Oxford Cemetery, where military honors will be provided. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Monday at the church with a Masonic service beginning at 7. Don was born August 1, 1928; son of Earl and Louise (Benzinger) Klenk. On December 27, 1958, he married Eileen Himes at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Don worked at Amana Refrigeration as an engineer for 42 years; prior to that he served during the Korean War in the U.S. Army. Don enjoyed his time reading, working on crosswords and Sudoku puzzles. His family includes his wife of 54 years, Eileen; daughters, Pam Kelly (Mike) of Colorado Springs, CO, Lori Ballard (Bill) of Marengo, IA; daughter-in-law, Linda Stoakes-Daseke of Mason City; seven grandchildren, Ryan Kelly (Kortney), Carrie Moore (Shaun), Kevan Kelly (Cary), Meggan Deseke (Ben Provin), Scott Ballard (Jessi), Jeff Ballard (Shelby Usher) and Christine Ballard as well as eight great-grandchildren, Katelynne, Lindsay, Wyatt, Garrett, Max, Troy, Trevor and Mercedes. Don was preceded in death by his parents, son, Bob, grandson, Nicholas and two sisters, Ellyce and AnnaMarie.