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Clara Isabell Perk Kleinschmit

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Birth	:	7 Feb 1927 Crofton, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	24 Jun 2004 Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, Yankton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9007988, -97.3927994
Description	:	Clara I. Perk was born on 7 February 1927 at Nebraska. She was the daughter of Joseph L. Perk and Frances M. Eckholt. Clara I. Perk died on 24 June 2004 at age 77; Clara I. Kleinschmit, age 77 of Yankton passed away Thursday, June 24, 2004, at the Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 28, 2004, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton with Rev. John Fischer officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitations will be from 3-9 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2004, at the Kostel... Read More	Clara I. Perk was born on 7 February 1927 at Nebraska. She was the daughter of Joseph L. Perk and Frances M. Eckholt. Clara I. Perk died on 24 June 2004 at age 77; Clara I. Kleinschmit, age 77 of Yankton passed away Thursday, June 24, 2004, at the Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 28, 2004, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton with Rev. John Fischer officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitations will be from 3-9 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2004, at the Kostel Funeral Home, Yankton with a 7:00 p.m. rosary followed by a 7:30 p.m. Scripture service. Pallbearers will be Jason Brewer, Louis Steffen, Adam Hansen, Brian Kleinschmit, Brett Kleinschmit and Nick Kleinschmit. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Clara I. Was born on February 7, 1927, in Crofton, NE to Joseph L. and Frances M. (Eckholt) Perk, she is the second of 11 children. She attended St. Rose of Lima School in Crofton, NE. She came to work in Yankton at age 16. She met Ralph Kleinschmit and they were married on April 21, 1948, at St. Rose of Lima in Crofton, NE, from this union six children were born. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the choir, Catholic Daughters of America, and of the Sacred Heart Funeral Committee. She led the rosary at daily Mass. She always enjoyed times spent with her family, grandchildren, her garden, flowers and visiting with good friends. Her memory will be cherished by her husband, Ralph of Yankton, SD; three sons: Joseph and Bobbie (Montgomery) Kleinschmit of Yankton, SD, Kevin and Deb (Uhing) Kleinschmit of Fordyce, NE, and Frank and Roberta (Tejral) Kleinschmit of St. Helena, NE; three daughters: Ruth and Roman Steffen of Fordyce, NE, Kathy and Louis (Chip) Brewer of Yankton, SD and Barb and Dale Hansen of Yankton, SD; one brother Eugene Perk of Yankton, SD; six sisters: Betty (Ken) Kaltenbach of Beresford, SD, Donna (Jerry) Steckler of Yankton, SD, Bernella (Dell) Simmons of Maryville, MO, Anna Lee Sweeney of Ames, IA, Jenita (Don) Baltzer of Grand Mesa, AZ and Patricia (Marv) Kuchta of Ashton, NE; a sister-in-law Ann Louise Perk of Sioux Falls, SD; a brother-in-law Tony Goeden of Menominee, NE; 33 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Bobby and Lucian (Bud), one sister Mary Lou Goeden, three grandsons: John Steffen, Chris Steffen and Joseph Kleinschmit. Courtesy - Tuck (#47987138)

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Clara Isabell Perk Kleinschmit's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, Yankton County, USA.
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Clara Isabell Perk Kleinschmit death on 24 Jun 2004 in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.9007988
Longitude: -97.3927994

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Ludwig Perk

(1897 - 1965)

Frances Mary Eckholt Perk

(1904 - 1990)

Spouse

Ralph T. Kleinschmit

(1925 - 2018)

Siblings

Lucian Francis “Bud” Perk

(1925 - 1987)

Mary Lou Perk Goeden

(1928 - 2000)

Robert J. Perk

(1930 - 1930)

Anna Lee Perk Sweeney

(1934 - 2017)

Children

Ruth Ann Steffen

(1949 - 2021)

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