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Benhard Louis “Ben” Kluck

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Benhard Louis “Ben” Kluck

Birth
New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota, USA
Death
26 Mar 2000 (aged 85)
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
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Ben Kluck, 85, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church with burial at a later date in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Mankato Mortuary with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. Visitation continues one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. If desired, memorials may be given to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Kluck of Mankato; sons and daughters-in-law, Bernard and Barbara of Rochester, David and Jacqueline of Bel Air, Md., Michael and Nancy of Mankato, Mark and Mary of Lakeville; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathryn and John Lenertz of Lakeville, Susan Broderick of Mankato, Nancy and Michael McClain of Mankato; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-children; nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters.
He was born Aug. 16, 1914, in Cottonwood Township, Brown County, to Frank and Elizabeth (Annen) Kluck. He married Beatrice Schnobrich on May 15, 1934, in Searles. They later moved to New Ulm, where Ben owned Kluck and Berdan Motors. In 1957, they moved to Mankato. He began working for Ziegler Caterpillar in Mankato. He later owned and operated Kato Track and Welding for over 20 years. He was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodge.
(Some records show Ben's name as Benhard Frank but he signed his marriage license as Benard L. Kluck.)
Ben Kluck, 85, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church with burial at a later date in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Mankato Mortuary with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. Visitation continues one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. If desired, memorials may be given to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Kluck of Mankato; sons and daughters-in-law, Bernard and Barbara of Rochester, David and Jacqueline of Bel Air, Md., Michael and Nancy of Mankato, Mark and Mary of Lakeville; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathryn and John Lenertz of Lakeville, Susan Broderick of Mankato, Nancy and Michael McClain of Mankato; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-children; nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters.
He was born Aug. 16, 1914, in Cottonwood Township, Brown County, to Frank and Elizabeth (Annen) Kluck. He married Beatrice Schnobrich on May 15, 1934, in Searles. They later moved to New Ulm, where Ben owned Kluck and Berdan Motors. In 1957, they moved to Mankato. He began working for Ziegler Caterpillar in Mankato. He later owned and operated Kato Track and Welding for over 20 years. He was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodge.
(Some records show Ben's name as Benhard Frank but he signed his marriage license as Benard L. Kluck.)


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