OBITUARY:
(MIDDLEBORO)
John M.
Klefeker, aged 88 years, of Middleboro, formerly of Miami,
FL, died March 14, 2007, at the Nemasket Health Care Center, after a
lengthy illness. He was the husband of Nestar (Munoz) Klefeker, they had been
married for 59 years. Born in Oklahoma
City , OK , November 25, 1918, he was son of the late Raymond A. and Ruth
(Bonham) Klefeker. He and his family moved to Miami
, FL , in 1926, where his father founded the Klefeker Produce Company. He
was a high school graduate of Miami High School . He entered the United
States Navy, and served in WWII in the Pacific aboard an aircraft carrier
for five years. He returned to FL
and helped run the Klefeker Produce Company out of Miami,
FL, for over 40 years and retired in 1982. He later moved to Middleboro
to be near his son, John M. Klefeker Jr. He was a committed Christian, and
regularly attended Calvary Church in Miami . He is survived by his wife of 59
years, three sons; John and his wife Marie Klefeker of Monument Beach, Bourne,
MA, Paul Klefeker of Wheaton,
IL, James and his wife Merrily Klefeker of Ponte
Vedra Beach, FL, one daughter; Ruth and her husband Richard Ochwat of Wheaton,
IL. Beloved brother of Phillip Klefeker and Corbel Morgan of Miami,
FL, Sally Jackson and Jayne Brown, both of Lakeland
, FL. Grandfather of 11, several nieces and nephews. He was the brother
of the late Raymond Klefeker and Betty Klefeker. Funeral services to be held on
Monday, March 19th, at 10 a.m. at the Nickerson Bourne Funeral Home, 40
McArthur Blvd. in Bourne. Burial will follow at the Massachusetts
National Cemetery . Relatives and friends are invited to attend; visiting hours
will be Sunday from 2-4 p.m. only. Donations in his memory to The Jews for
Jesus, 60
Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, or The Samaritan Purse, PO
Box #3000 Boone,
NC 28607.