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Paul Kleffner

Birth	:	27 Jul 1916
Death	:	22 May 2012 Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Saint Anns Cemetery, East Helena, Lewis and Clark County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.5867004, -111.9013977
Description	:	EAST HELENA - Paul Kleffner, 95, of East Helena, died of natural causes Tuesday, May 22, in Helena. Visitation is noon with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Friday at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 N. Montana Ave. Funeral Mass is noon Saturday at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church in East Helena, with a reception to follow at the church. Burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery immediately following the reception. Paul passed to his eternal reward May 22, 2012. He was granted 95 adventurous years on this earth. He was a successful businessman, an adventurer, an active community... Read More	EAST HELENA - Paul Kleffner, 95, of East Helena, died of natural causes Tuesday, May 22, in Helena. Visitation is noon with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Friday at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 N. Montana Ave. Funeral Mass is noon Saturday at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church in East Helena, with a reception to follow at the church. Burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery immediately following the reception. Paul passed to his eternal reward May 22, 2012. He was granted 95 adventurous years on this earth. He was a successful businessman, an adventurer, an active community member and a devout Catholic, but most of all, Paul was a family man. He had a magnetic personality and always found a way to have fun. His eyes twinkled with youthful enthusiasm right up until the end. Paul was born July 27, 1916, in Great Falls, the fifth of nine children. Paul grew up farming and graduated from Belt High School in 1935, at the height of the Great Depression. As a young man, he traveled the country and spent a year building the Grand Cooley Dam. He attended Chillicothe Business College in Missouri, where he met Thelma Putnam, "the prettiest girl on campus." Paul and Thelma were married Dec. 12, 1940. Early in their marriage, they purchased a rundown ranch property south of East Helena and set about to make it a warm and loving home. Paul and Thelma raised their family of seven children on the ranch, which became a magnet for their children's friends. Later on, grandchildren would be drawn to the ranch, where they fed glass to an imaginary troll named Growler, played in Prickly Pear Creek and learned to drive in Grandpa's old truck. Paul always found time to share and be involved in his community. He served as a 4-H leader for 20 years, spent 50 years as an active Kiwanian, was an active member of St Cyril's & Methodius parish and was honored with the Monsignor Mavsar Award. Paul was also a longtime member of the Early Morning Businessmen's Bible Study and the Farm Bureau. Paul particularly loved history and world geography. He wallpapered his office with the maps he loved to study and collect. Paul and Thelma's travels took them around the world. At age 80, Paul traveled to the Holy Land, where he followed the footsteps of St. Paul and swam in the Dead Sea in his boxer shorts. His last great adventure was a cruise on the Amazon River with the late Clark Pyfer, his lifelong friend and business partner. Restoring the buildings on the century-old ranch was a lifelong labor of love for Paul. Paul filled his retirement years by sharing his unique historical ranch home and barn with guided tours. Over the years he entertained tourists from all over the globe with his humorous stories, some of them true. In 2002, Paul moved into the Waterford, and in 2005, he sold the Ranch to Dennis and Stacy Young. Paul's devoted wife predeceased him in February 2000. He was also preceded in death by infant daughter Ruth Ellen in 1944. Paul was the last surviving member of his family. He was preceded by his parents John and Clara (Bogner) Kleffner, brothers Joseph, Albert, Leo, Frank and Philip and sisters Marie Goo, Mildred Kleffner, Laura Higby Yeater and Christine Armstrong. Patriarch of a large family, Paul's greatest pride was his family. He is survived by his seven children, Alice (Bill) Dove of Montana City, Janet Waldron of Helena, Charles (Lynne) of Big Fork, Colleen (Mike) Schulte of Butte, Dorothy Kleffner of San Raphael, Calif., Irene (Randy) Ewing of Spokane and Linda (Bruce) Tutvedt of Kalispell. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren, Bill Dove (Jennie) of Bozeman, Jim Dove (Natalia) of Columbia, Mo., Karen (Allen) Heisler of Great Falls, Mike (Jeannette) Waldron of Livingston, Steve (Kristi) Waldron of Fargo, Daniel (Crystal) Waldron of Havre, Cherry (Clint) Grey of Naples, Idaho, Amy (Shawn) Stewart of Rock Hill, S.C., Josh Kleffner of Big Fork, Brenda (Hans) Landwehr of Edmond, Okla., Megan Schulte of Butte, Adam Schulte of Missoula, Angie (Josh) Neumiller of Spokane, Daniel (Becki) Holmes of Seattle, Tim Hammond of Spokane, Valarie (Dugan) Gravage of Bozeman, Emily Tutvedt of Kalispell and Andora Tutvedt of Kalispell and many great-grandchildren. Paul is also survived by many devoted nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sts. Cyril & Methodius Parish, 120 W. Riggs, East Helena, MT 59635; Hospice of St. Peters c/o St. Peter's Hospital, 2475 Broadway, Helena, MT 59601 or to a charity of the donor's choice . Condolences may be posted online at www.aswfuneralhome.com and/or www.gftribune.com/obituaries. Published in Great Falls Tribune on May 24, 2012

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Paul Kleffner's memorial is located at: Saint Anns Cemetery, East Helena, Lewis and Clark County, USA.
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Paul Kleffner death on 22 May 2012 in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 46.5867004
Longitude: -111.9013977

Family Members:

Parent

John Kleffner Sr.

(1878 - 1953)

Clara Marie Bogner Kleffner

(1883 - 1976)

Spouse

Thelma A. Kleffner

(1916 - 2000)

Siblings

Joseph John Kleffner

(1909 - 1996)

Leo F. Kleffner

(1914 - 2005)

Sr M. Madeleine Kleffner

(1919 - 2005)

Infant Kleffner

(1925 - 1925)

Phillip Aloys Kleffner

(1926 - 2012)

Children

Ruth Ellen Kleffner

(1944 - 1944)

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Coordinate: 46.5867004, -111.9013977

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22. Montana State Veterans Cemetery
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23. Canyon Ferry Cemetery
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