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Otto John Klein, Jr.
PLEASANT PLAINS, IL - Otto John Klein, Jr., 87, passed away at 10:53 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his residence in Pleasant Plains, Ill.
There will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded.
Calvert Funeral Home in Clinton, Ill., assisted the family with cremation rites.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Otto was born Jan. 24, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Otto John and Berniece (Rucker) Klein, Sr. He married Penelope Price on Sept. 1, 1967, in Springfield, Ill.
Survivors include his wife, Penelope Klein of Pleasant Plains, Ill.; children: April Klein of Springfield, Ill., Jeffery Lee (Brenda) Klein of Aiken, S.C., Stephanie Dowd of Seattle, Wash., Rebecca Ann Klein of Fresno, Calif., Otto John (Kathleen) Klein, III of Alexandria, Va., and Dewey Karl (Andrea) Klein of Florida. He is also survived by six grandchildren.
Otto was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Sylvia Klein.
During the Korean War Otto served in the U.S. Navy.
In his early years, Otto was a professional race car driver, racing Maseratis and Ferraris. Later he was an engineer with the E.P.A. in Springfield, Ill., air division for 35 years. Otto helped co-author the Clean Air Act.
Online condolences may be made at www.calvertmemorial.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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Sponsored by Calvert Funeral Home Clinton Chapel.
Narender Reddy
January 29, 2017
My deepest condolences to th family and may his soul Rest In Peace.
Sincerely,
G. Narender Reddy
Burr Ridge, IL
Bo Danenberger
March 6, 2015
My sincere sympathies are extended to all the family. Otto and I go back to the CIR SCCA days when he was racing. I served with him on board positions thru the years....always fun....always a gentleman.
March 5, 2015
My condolences. I shared an office with Otto @ IEPA for 12 months. I learned a lot by listening. One day I guess I listened too hard and he told the person on the phone "I'm standing in the middle of a corn field". There are a lot of EARS in a corn field. Otto was truly a remarkable individual.
Dick Jennings Peoria
March 5, 2015
To the whole family, I have fond memories of Otto. As a young engineer at IEPA Otto took me under his wing. His video tape of his muzzle loaders ambushing another groups keel boat on the Sangamo River was classic. Stories of Ottos escapades at the agency will be fondly remembered for a very long time. He was a good man.
Frank Sherman
March 5, 2015
Otto was a fixture at EPA when I first started. My sincere condolences...
American Heart Association
March 4, 2015
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
Kent Meiers
March 4, 2015
I met Otto through Lefthanders gun club. I really enjoyed sitting and visiting with him at the gun shows. Please accept my sincere condolences. Kent Meiers
Ron & Karen Kane
March 4, 2015
Penny,
We are shocked and saddened by Otto's passing. Hold close all of your wonderful memories as they will help to sustain you at this time of loss. He was a great man who will be missed by all! If there's anything we can do, please contact us.
Sail on Otto, until we meet again!
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