August 15, 1921 – Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Service Information
Church of St. Michael, St. Michael, MN
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
11:30 A.M.
Visitation Information
Donald T.(Dandy Don)Klaers. August 15, 1921-March 31, 2010. Veteran of WW II, Civil Servant Village of St. Michael, Member of Lions, Fire Department, a dedicated and longtime barber, a Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather & Brother gone too soon!
Survived by loving wife of 63 years: Magdalen (Schmitz); sons: Charles (Judy), David (Glenyce), Joel (Carolyne) & George (Jeanne); daughters: Catherine (Mike) Brant & Colette (Dan) Hagen; 22 grandchildren & 8 great grandchildren; a brother: Raymond; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents: Joseph H. (J.H.) & Alice Klaers, brothers: James & Richard and by twin sister: Dolores James.
Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, April 6, 11:30 A.M. Church of St. Michael in St. Michael. Visitation Monday, April 5, at the funeral home
4-8 P.M. Further visitation Tuesday morning one hour prior to Mass at the Church.
Serving the family…
The Peterson Chapel St. Michael-Albertville
Funeral Home 763-497-5362
All Klaers Family,
You are in our prayers and thoughts during this very sad and trying time in your life. Don will be forever watching over all of you from above. Your Faith will strengthen you.
God Bless
Marcie & Bill Martin
Dear family of Don, you have our deepest sympathy. I just wanted to share our experiences with him before we moved to St. Michael. We bought our home not knowing much about the town. I made a phone call to Don (about 32 years ago) and told him we were moving to town. He spent at least 15 minutes telling me all the good things about the town and making me feel very welcome and excited about moving there. I will never forget that.
To all of you – my deepest sympathy. I can remember all the times Don came to my rescue whether fixing something or his wonderful words of advice. He was the epitomy of a strong, deeply compassionate and loving man. I will miss him and have forever been touched by his soul.