Ralph Lewis Kleeschulte Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ralph Lewis Kleeschulte, 84 of Citrus Heights, California, formerly of Osceola, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord on June 8, 2015, after a difficult battle to regain his health from a stroke he suffered in December 2010. Born May 18, 1931, in Corder, Missouri. he was the son of the late Amel F. Kleeschulte and the late Sadie Mae (Richardson) Kleeschulte Medley. Mr. Kleeschulte graduated from Corder High School and joined the Navy in 1950. He became a Radioman and served on the U.S. Naifeh - DE 352 during the Korean War. He married Dorothy D. Hall of Lexington, Missouri (1955-1973). December 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri, he married M. Joyce Swigart until her death in 1999. After serving four years in the U.S. Navy, he returned home and became an Amateur Radio Operator (call sign KOUNR). Ralph worked at the Bendix Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended and received a diploma from the Radio Engineering Institute of Electronics and was the hired by Trans World Airlines (TWA), Kansas City, Missouri as an Instrument mechanic. He later worked for TWA in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for three years. When Ralph retired from TWA in 1992 it permitted him to pursue his favorite sport - fishing near his home in Osceola, Missouri. He, his brother Bill and nephew Carey spent many a day fishing the Missouri lakes and strip pits. Ralph attended the Osceola Community Church and enjoyed his afternoon at the V.F.W. Local #4197 visiting with neighbors and friends. Due to serious complications from his stroke, Ralph's children moved him to northern California January 2011 to help care for him. After two years rehabilitation he moved to Sun Oak Assisted Living where he enjoyed sharing God's word, attending Sunday sermons, dinner outings and the many activities offered to the residents. Everyone he met knew his love for the Lord. He is survived by his daughter Eva M. Hall of Lincoln, California and a son Jeffrey C. Kleeschulte and wife Julie of Orangevale, California. Grandchildren are Megan M. Brantley and Amelia R. Brantley, Los Angeles, California, J. Casey Kleeschulte and Cody Conrad, Orangevale, California. He also leaves a step-daughter, Shelly Stockwell of Wisconsin, and step-sons Jimmy , Mike and Mark Swigart of Missouri. A brother William N. Kleeschulte and wife, Judy of Raytown, Missouri; many nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Ralph is predeceased by a niece, Denise Atkinsen, a great nephew, Jason Atkinsen and a grandson, Jake Tanner Conrad. A Graveside service will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday July 30, 2015 at Corder Calvary Cemetery. Inurnment will be in Corder Calvary Cemetery, Immediately following there will be a luncheon in the basement of Zion Lutheran Fellowship. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to V.F.W. Local #4197 P.O. Box 308 Osceola, MO 64776. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hoeferfuneralhome.com

Ralph Lewis Kleeschulte

May 18, 1931 - June 8, 2015