Jane Ann (Pick) Kluver, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 20, 2024 at Regency Care Center. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend whose smile and warm hello was known and loved by so many.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25, 2024 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. The Celebrant will be Fr. Terry Roder. Con-Celebrants will be Fr. Patrick Behm and Fr. Timothy Schott. Mass Servers will be Molly Tiefenthaler, Joanna Masching, and Joey Masching. Music will be by Marilyn Hundling and the St. Bernard’s Choir. Lector for the Funeral Mass will be Lisa Irlbeck. Gift Bearers will be Jane’s granddaughters, Meredith Monson, Megan Milligan, Mia Milligan, Mallory Milligan, and Emilee Milligan. Casket Bearers will be Jasen Tiefenthaler, Brent Tiefenthaler, Chris Ludwig, and Jane’s grandsons, Quinn Monson, Brandt Renze, and Evan Renze. Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Breda.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday at St. Bernard’s Church. A Christian Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 9:30-10:15 a.m. on Saturday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left at the church for Regency Park Nursing Home or St. Anthony Cancer Center.
Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Jane’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Jane was born on August 4, 1944 at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa to Tony and Mildred (Polking) Pick. She grew up on a farm west of Breda and was proud to attend St. Bernard High School. She loved to tell of the friends and fond memories she had of her Breda Bobcat days.
After high school Jane attended Commercial Extension business college in Omaha. Upon graduating with a medical secretarial degree, she returned to Breda to live and started her career working at the Kuker Clinic (now named McFarland Clinic) in Carroll. She performed many duties in the business office in her 56-year career there.
Jane was united in marriage to Loran Reising on September 5,1964. To that union their daughter Renee was born. After Loran passed away, Jane was united in marriage to Denny Kluver on May 19th, 1972 at St. Bernard’s Church in Breda, Iowa. To that union Keri and Kathi were born where they resided west of Breda on the family farm.
Jane loved life to the fullest. She loved her family above all. Her grandchildren meant the world to her and was their biggest advocate in all they did. Jane also loved life on the farm. She would enjoy afternoons in the yard with her flowers or finding a good book to read on the porch. Another favorite of Jane’s was weekly coffee, lunch, and cards with her friends. She is also known by the entire family for her angel food cakes and delicious ham balls. She truly enjoyed all of the little things in life and looked for the good in each day.
Jane is survived by her husband Denny of 52 years, her children Renee (Erik) Monson and their two children Meredith and Quinn of Waukee, Keri (Brad) Renze and their two boys Brandt and Evan of Waukee and Kathi (Ryan) Milligan and their four girls Megan, Mia, Mallory and Emilee of Carroll, sister Mary Ludwig of Breda, sister-in-law Jean (Dale) Tiefenthaler of Breda, sister-in-law Sharon (Don) Hutson of Omaha, brother-in-law Larry (Shirley) Kluver of Sac City, sister-in- law Diane (Willey) Jansen of Lake Park, and many other nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Loran Reising, brother-in-law Norman Ludwig, nephew Jake Jansen, brother-in-law Roger Kluver, sister-in-law Janet Paskert, parents Tony and Mildred Pick, and mothers-in-law and father-in-law, Harry and Ione Kluver and Hedwig and Marcell Reising.
