Klindt, Mary Clare (Wise) (1924 - 2025)

KLINDT, WISE, ECKERMAN, FLEMMING, BERGMAN, KUENY, ALLEN, HAYHURST, KOHLSCHEEN, STEVENS, BROWN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/10/2025 at 16:42:07

Name of deceased: Mary Clare Klindt (nee Wise)

Aged: 100 yrs, 11 mo, 7 days

Residence: Elm Crest Nursing Home, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 31,1924; rural Pleasant Township, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Jan. 6, 2025; Elm Crest Nursing Home, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, Jan. 10, 2025; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Children, Kathleen Eckerman of Harlan, IA, Lois Flemming of Minden, IA, Dale Klindt (spouse, Ronda) of Avoca, IA, and Dean Klindt (spouse, Julie) of Harlan, IA; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Edward and Caroline (nee Bergman) Wise; stepmother, Rose (nee Kueny) Wise; husband of 47 years, Leonard; son, Lynn Klindt; siblings, Margaret Allen, Mildred Hayhurst, Joseph Wise, Katherine Kohlscheen, Dorothy Stevens, and Eleanor Brown; son-in-law, Jan Flemming

Education: Graduated from Shelby (IA) High School, Class of 1943

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St Mary's Catholic Church, Avoca, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Leonard John Klindt; Aug. 25, 1943; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Avoca, IA

Employment: Farmer’s wife; enjoyed being outside, helping Leonard in the fields with planting, making hay, and harvest. Twice a day her chores included milking cows by hand—but life became more manageable when they bought a milking machine. Mary provided food for her family by growing a garden, raising hens for the eggs and broilers for meat.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved reading, watching sports on TV, and keeping her hands busy with sewing, puzzles and word searches. With her sharp mind, she was a wealth of family memories to share.

Sources: knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com