DONALD JOHN KLAUSTERMEYER

1929 - 2014

DONALD JOHN KLAUSTERMEYER Donald John Klaustermeyer, 85, passed away August 28, 2014, at Willshire in Lakewood. A visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, Mo. The family will welcome the public at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 700 NE Chipman Road, Lees Summit, MO 64063. Funeral service at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Alma, Mo. Donald was born June 13, 1929, to Ernest and Christine (Westerman) Klaustermeyer in Alma. He graduated from Alma High School in the class of 1947. Donald married his childhood sweetheart, Frances Kempfe, on June 18, 1950. He worked for Continental Airlines for 36 years. Donald enjoyed golfing, fishing, painting, traveling, camping, and his family most of all. He always had a smile on his face and was well- loved by many he touched in his life. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ernest Klaustermeyer, Jr. ("Shorty"); and sisters, Marie Mueller, Erna Spears, and Dorothy Limpus. He is survived by wife, Frances ("Sweetheart"); son, Michael (Janice) Klaustermeyer; daughters, Patty (Ron) Snyder and Kelly (Paul) Mulley; grandchildren, Erik and Matt Klaustermeyer, Chris and Kyle Snyder, Lindsay (Snyder) Nielsen, Marissa Mulley, four great- grandchildren, and his other best pal, Hailee, the Shih-Tzu. The family requests contributions be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church or Wounded Warriors Project in Don's memory. Online condolences at www.speakschapel.com Arr.: Speaks Suburban Chapel, (816) 373-3600. Speaks Suburban Funeral Home, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64051, 816-373-3600