Mark Alfred Klemm

Mark Alfred Klemm was born August 27, 1954, in Freeport, IL to Robert and Anne Klemm. He moved to Rockford at the age of 10. Mark went to St. Paul Lutheran School and Church, where he was a member for 59 years and choir member for 40 years. He loved to sing. Mark was also a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society for 28 years and sang with the Sinnissippi Sound before that. He was THE baritone and sang in 2nd Opinion Quartet for 20 years.
Mark graduated from West High School, Class of 1972. He was fun loving and enjoyed camping, the outdoors, and morel hunting. Mark always took the scenic route. He loved cartoons, especially Beany & Cecil and the old classics, and The Three Stooges, much to his mother's chagrin. Mark worked as a machinist at Rockford Products and various other shops before and after.
Survived by his wife of 46 years, Roxanne Klemm; children, Jonathan (Alexis) Klemm of Rockford and Jessica (Eric) Verplaetse of Peoria; grampy to Jonah & Elliot Klemm and Molly & Ben Verplaetse; fur baby, Jake; siblings, Daniel (Lisa) of Kenosha, WI, Margaret of Costa Mesa, CA, and Paul (Merry) of Rockford; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by his parents.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4881 Kilburn Ave, Rockford, with Pastor Jonathan Fisk presiding. Luncheon to follow. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or 2nd City Chorus. To share a memory or a condolence, please visit olsonfh.com.