Franklin I. Kleckner

Franklin I. Kleckner, 71, a resident of the Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley, Illinois and formerly of Milan, Illinois died Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island, Illinois.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 3, 2004 at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the family.
Franklin was born Octiber 21, 1932 in Bedford, Iowa, the son of Herbert & Frances Kleckner. He married Ramona Ewart in Blockton, Iowa in the late 1940’s. She preceded him in death.
In early years, he was employed as a millwright at the Ralston Purina Company in Davenport. He also worked at Franks Foundry, McLaughlin Body and John Deere, all in Moline, Illinois. During his last working years, he was employed in a window manufacturing firm in Rantoul, Illinois.
Those left to honor his memory include his sons, Gary Kleckner of Rantoul, Illinois and Larry Kleckner of Milan; his step-daughter, Gini Jones of Belleville, Illinois; his grandsons, Jeff Brown of Lutz, Florida and Michael Pond Jones of Belleville; his sisters, Frances Ann Moffit of Galesburg, Illinois and Donna Beckett of Cheyenne, Wyoming; his brother, Bill Kleckner of Creston, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews & cousins.
Frank was preceded in death by seven sisters & brothers; and his long-time beloved companion, Helen Pond.