Doris Marion Klingenberg

Sibley, IA                  D. Klingeberg Service Livestream

     Doris Klingenberg age 89 of Sibley, Iowa died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Country View Manor in Sibley.

     Private family services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Zoar Presbyterian Church in rural George, Iowa with Reverend John Pea, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  

     Public visitation will be Wednesday, May 13th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley.  The family will not be present.   We will be following the 10-person limit during the visitation times.

     Doris Marion Larsen was born on February 14, 1931 in Sibley, IA, the daughter of Rolland and Nancy (Peck) Larsen. She grew up in Sibley and attended school there. On March 10, 1949, she was united in marriage to Glenn Klingenberg at the Zoar Presbyterian manse. The couple had five children, Dorothy, Glenn Jr., Ronald, Lyle, and Donna. They farmed in Sheldon, IA and Melvin, IA, before settling near Adrian, MN. They moved into Sibley, IA after retiring from farming in 2003.

     Doris was a member of the Zoar Presbyterian Church in rural George, IA. She enjoyed helping her husband Glenn with the farming. Doris had a passion for antiques and could often be found at auctions, rummage sales and consignment shops securing her latest find. She loved to dance, enjoying polka fests and Sunday morning waltzes around the dining room. She was a formidable pinochle opponent, loved to travel and had a gift for meeting new people and starting conversations. She had a warm smile and an infectious laugh. She will be greatly missed.

     Doris is survived by her husband of seventy-one years, Glenn Klingenberg Sr.; five children and twelve grandchildren: Dorothy (Jay) Bolkema and their children, Todd (Christine) Bolkema, Jody (Pete) Haverhals, and April (Levi) Nieuwsma; Glenn Jr (Sandy) Klingenberg and their children, Gene (Becky Fiebiger) Klingenberg, Cory (Heidi) Klingenberg and Erin (Matthew) Post; Ronald (Kris) Klingenberg and their children, Jessie (AJ) Rentschler and Ross (Sydney Schuknecht) Klingenberg; Lyle (LeeAnne) Klingenberg and their children, Anton Klingenberg, Amalia (Tyler) Zick and Josie Klingenberg; and Donna (Aaron Krizik) Klingenberg and their daughter, Rilen Klingenberg Krizik; twenty-four great-grandchildren; one sister, Jessie Kaciuba; two brothers, Arlen Larsen and James Larsen; nieces and nephews and other extended family.

     She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolland and Nancy; eight siblings: Allen, Phyllis, Jean, Ardith, Evelyn, Lucille and Arnold; and two great-grandsons, Colton and Witten.