Joseph Klosterman
| Date of Interment or Death | 12/29/2015 |
|---|---|
| Location | Garden of the Christus |
| Block and Lot | 117B |
| Grave | 2 |
Obituary
Joseph Klosterman
May 11, 1927 — December 26, 2015
Joseph "Dan" Klosterman, 88, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Twin Town Villa Assisted Living, Breckenridge, MN. His funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton at 11:30 am, with Reverend Peter Erickson officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, also at Willow Creek Chapel. Burial will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton.
Dan Klosterman was born on May 11, 1927 at Breckenridge, MN to Joseph and Ottilia (Michels) Klosterman. He grew up in Wyndmere, ND and attended grade school for eight years. He moved with his mother to Willmar, MN for a year and then to Flint, MI for a year. They returned to Wahpeton, ND where Dan graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1945. Dan enlisted in the United States Navy in 1945 and was medically discharged in 1946. He then attended North Dakota State School of Science for a year and then started work for the Ottertail Power Company for the next 42 years, retiring in 1989.
On October 18, 1947 he married Elaine Dahl; a union that lasted for 57 years. Dan and Elaine wintered in Arizona for 14 years. They loved Arizona and enjoyed traveling and sightseeing. After Elaine's death Dan went to Hawaii in the winter for a few years and then to Florida more recently. He also enjoyed summers at Battle Lake, MN.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Hafner-Miller-Ross American Legion Post No. 20, Eagles and the International Order of Electrical Workers "IBEW". Dan's favorite saying was "the past cannot be changed but it can be forgiven".
He is survived by his two children; daughter Susan Jo (Jim) Finke, Woodbury, MN and his son Steve (Mary) Klosterman, Naples, FL and three grandsons; T. Christian and Aaron Johnson and Brandon Klosterman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Elaine on January 7, 2005, three sisters, Mildred Kubela, Alice Jensen and Carmel Denstaedt and five brothers, Alfred, Rolland, James, Leander and Robert.
Location
The Garden of the Christus is located in the Memorial Gardens, which comprises the northern half of the cemetery.