Leona Klocke, age 86, of Carroll, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Schott. Music will be by Kate Cuddy and the St. Lawrence Choir. Lector will be Leona’s son-in-law Ray Reineke. Gift Bearers will be Leona’s granddaughters: Chelsea Klocke, Michelle Brincks, Sarah Klocke, and Courtney Klocke. Eucharistic Ministers will be Leona’s daughters: Janice Reineke and Denise Brincks and Leona’s sister, Mary Lou Gehling. Casket Bearers will be Leona’s grandsons: Mark Reineke, Jason Klocke, Dan Brincks, James Klocke, Ryan Klocke, and Nick Klocke. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll. The St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary will form an honor guard for the funeral mass.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, where there will be a Rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 6 p.m.
The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church at 9 a.m. Saturday where visitation will resume until the time of the funeral mass.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, and online condolences may be left for Leona’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on June 3, 1928 in Dedham, Iowa, Leona was the daughter of Frank and Catherine (Starman) Bierl. She grew up near the Dedham community, and attended school at St. Joseph’s School in Dedham. On April 26, 1949 Leona was united in marriage to Leonard Klocke at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dedham with Fr. Henry Pick officiating. The couple made their home south of Willey where Leona was a devoted homemaker, and active in the grain and livestock farming operation. The couple retired to the Carroll community in 1992.
Leona enjoyed volunteering. She volunteered at St. Mary’s School in Willey and St. Joseph’s School in Dedham; she was active with the St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary, St. Mary’s and St. Lawrence Church Guilds, as well as spending many hours volunteering with the R.S.V.P. and New Hope Village in Carroll. Leona also enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting, and embroidery, but most of all Leona enjoyed the time she spent with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Leona was a former member of St. Mary’s Parish and Guild of Willey, and a current member of St. Lawrence Parish and Guild in Carroll.
Left to celebrate her life are her children: Janice (Ray) Reineke of Council Bluffs, Dale (Mary) Klocke of Carroll, Kenneth (Deb) Klocke of Mt. Carmel, Denise (Maury) Brincks of Appleton, WI, Marilyn (Matt) Schultes of Johnston, Gene (Chris) Klocke of Carroll, and Daryl (Cheryl) Klocke of Dedham; a daughter-in-law: Sue (Klocke) Clausen of Audubon; 24 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; her sisters: Mary Lou (Larry) Gehling of Westside, Joyce (Tom) Ruffino of Omaha, NE; her brother-in-law: Ronald (Linda) Klocke of Mankato, MN; her sisters-in-law: Louise Klocke of Carroll, Lavina Kaiser of Long Grove, IL, Dorothy (Bill) Schon of Glidden, and Annabelle Fox of Templeton; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.
Leona was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Catherine Bierl; husband Leonard on October 20, 2010; a son, Allen Klocke and two children at birth, Joseph and Mary; a grandson, Timothy Brincks; and her sibling: Delores (Paul) Riesberg.
