Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Robert Remington Klevorn

April 2, 1924 - Jan. 7, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 1/9/2008
SOUTH BEND - Robert Remington Klevorn, 83, residing in South Bend, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, January 7, 2008. He was born April 2, 1924, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Walter J. and Rebecca (Remington) Klevorn, and lived in South Bend since 1950. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was honorably discharged on January 7, 1946.

 

On November 18, 1950, in LaPorte, IN, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Engelbrecht. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage until her passing on April 28, 2006. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Parker on January 18, 2004; and a sister, Judy Sprague. Mr. Klevorn is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Sue (John) Parker of South Bend, Debra (Alex) Vida of Mishawaka, and Carrie (Dwayne) Hickman of Dayton, TN. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Jeremy (Janice) Vida, Rachel (Brian) Faust, and Stephanie Parker; and a great-grandson, Lucas Richard Faust. Mr. Klevorn was a longtime active member of The Cathedral of St. James Episcopal, Calumet Lodge #379, F. & AM, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, and Orak Shrine in Michigan City. He was a graduate of Purdue University, and retired in 1987 as a salesman for Conrail Railroad following 37 years of employment.

 

Requiem Eucharist in Thanksgiving for the life of Robert R. Klevorn will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 11, at the Cathedral of St. James Episcopal, 117 North Lafayette Blvd., South Bend. Entombment will follow in the columbarium of St. James Cathedral. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Palmer Funeral Home, Guisinger Chapel, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend. Contributions in memory of Robert Remington Klevorn may be offered to The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.