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Karen Frances Oloff Klemme

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Birth	:	22 Aug 1941 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Sep 2015 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns Cemetery, Craig, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8939018, -96.3225021
Description	:	Karen Klemme, 74, of Le Mars passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Craig, Iowa with Reverend Lil Johnston officiating. Interment will follow at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be after 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service Friday evening at the funeral home. Visitation will continue Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Memorials can be directed... Read More	Karen Klemme, 74, of Le Mars passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Craig, Iowa with Reverend Lil Johnston officiating. Interment will follow at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be after 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service Friday evening at the funeral home. Visitation will continue Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Memorials can be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church of Craig Endowment Fund, Floyd Valley Hospital Foundation, or Hospice of Siouxland. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Karen Frances Oloff was born August 22, 1941 in Le Mars, Iowa to Elmer and Esther (Winterfeld) Oloff. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Craig. Karen was raised on a farm West of Craig and attended country school in Preston Township. Following the death of her father when she was 9 years old, the family moved to Craig. She continued her education in Craig and later attended and graduated from Le Mars Central High School in in 1959. Karen was united in marriage to Ralph Klemme on November 13, 1960 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Craig. The couple farmed in Preston Township till September of 2013. Karen and Ralph moved to Le Mars in 2005. Karen was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Craig, having taught Sunday School for many years and sang with the choir for over 50 years. After the children graduated, Karen served as Ralph’s secretary as he served in the Iowa House of Representatives. Karen and Ralph enjoyed the many friends they made throughout Iowa while serving in the House of Representatives. Karen enjoyed following and supporting her children’s and grandchildren’s school activities. Her greatest pride and joy in life was her children and grandchildren. Karen will be remembered for her phenomenal cooking skills. The grandchildren loved grandma’s home grown “scalloped corn” when they came to visit. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Ralph of Le Mars; three sons: Kevin Klemme and his wife LeAnne of Sioux Falls, SD and their children Sadie and Andrew, Russell Klemme and his wife Cheri of Spencer, IA and their children, Michael, Matthew, Marcus, and Mallory, and Kent Klemme and his wife Wendy of Ankeny, IA and their children Jacob and Colton; and a brother, Dean Oloff and his wife Linda of Craig; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her in-laws: Gerald and Susan Klemme of Le Mars, Geraldine and Bob Brown of Holestein, Iowa, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Esther (Winterfeld) Oloff. [Courtesy: Carlsen Funeral Homes]

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Karen Frances Oloff Klemme's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Cemetery, Craig, Plymouth County, USA.
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Karen Frances Oloff Klemme death on 1 Sep 2015 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8939018
Longitude: -96.3225021

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Elmer George Oloff

(1909 - 1951)

Esther Frances Winterfeld Oloff

(1911 - 2012)

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