Richard James Klundt

Richard James Klundt, 80, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Banner Payson Medical Center in Payson, Arizona following a brief illness.
Richard leaves his wife of six years, Georgia Mae Klundt; his sons Dave - Wisconsin, Timothy (Lisa) - Oregon, and Scott – Colorado; his daughters Vicki (Brent Gellner) – Arizona and Pamela (Mike Ward) - Texas; and his grandchildren Cassidy (Carissa), Dylan (Kelly), Trey, Casey, Carly, Davis and Darbi; his great grandchildren Xavien and Xalia; and many other close friends and family.
Born and raised in North Dakota, the son of John and Christine (Rott) Klundt, he loved to experience the many states he resided in including Wisconsin, California, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona.
In 1955, he joined the U.S. Airforce served in Newfoundland, where he was a Staff Sergeant. He received his honorable discharge in Feb, 1959.
After serving with the Airforce, he started work for the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), excelling in Radar equipment maintenance as part of the Civil Defense System retiring in 1991 from the Radar installation in Lovell, Wyoming.
Richard had a passion for his faith and spent many years of his life studying scripture and sharing his passion with the community. He was very active in his church, Shiloh Christian Fellowship.
A funeral service is being held March 19th at the Shiloh Christian Fellowship at 11am, and is open to friends and family.

This obituary was originally published in the Payson Roundup.