Edward B. Kleman

Edward B. Kleman, age 84, of N220 County Highway J, Stevens Point, died early Tuesday morning, Feb. 20, 2007, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 11, 1922, in the Marathon County town of Reid to the late John and Clara (Jadszewski) Kleman. On Oct. 23, 1943, he was married to Bernice Bushman at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Galloway. The couple enjoyed 63 years of married life. Edward founded Kleman Farm, Inc. and served as president until his retirement in 1984. He enjoyed fishing, boating, bowling, card games, dancing, gambling and he mostly enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.

SURVIVORS:

Wife: Bernice of Stevens Point.

2 Sons:
Donald (Sandra) of Stevens Point &
John (Patricia) of Stevens Point.

3 Daughters:
Carole Kozelek of Milwaukee;
Marilyn (Eugene) Patoka of Arlington, TX &
Renee Bernauer of Stevens Point.

3 Sisters:
Lorraine (Emil) Burclaw of Wittenberg;
Irene Boettcher of West Allis &
Grace Wanta of Springstead.

Also: 14 Grandchildren and 8 Great-Grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Kenneth Kleman; sister, Angeline Tuskowski and brother, Lawrence Kleman.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Polonia with the Rev. Chester Osowski officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 – 8 p.m. Friday evening at Pisarski/Dzikoski Funeral Home in Stevens Point and again at the church on Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. until the time for Mass. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.pisarskifuneralhome.com.

Pisarski/Dzikoski Funeral Home,
Stevens Point, 344-4595