Constance Rolene Kluever's Obituary
Constance Rolene Kluever, age 77, of Oregon City, passed away after a long battle
with cancer in the early hours of October 10, 2018. Constance Kluever, born
Constance Meehl, was born to Michael and Ruth (Anderson) Meehl on February 12,
1941 in Oakes North Dakota. She married Gary Kluever December 13, 1961 in
Aberdeen South Dakota. Constance spent most of her life as a homemaker. She was
an active volunteer in Hospice and home health. She was very involved in several
quilting groups, hand quilting them for several church organizations. She was
involved in local senior centers teaching them how to make donuts and other tasty
desserts. She was very involved in the Catholic Church as well as serving the
community. Her family knew her as a wonderful gardener and excellent cook. She
loved growing peonies, daisies, bee balm and hydrangeas that were the delight of the
neighborhood. She was an excellent cook and made the best pies along with melt-in-
your-mouth cinnamon rolls. She and Gary loved to travel with many trips to the
Oregon Coast, Alaska, New Mexico, Arizona and Sweden. Spending time with her
grandchildren was a highlight for her and Gary. They did many outings to the
Clackamas river, Ochoco Mountains and hiking/camping around the Pacific NW.
Constance is survived by her husband; Gary Kluever; 3 children; Julie Wilson
(Micheal), Gregory Kluever (Melanie), Kristina Hattan; 6 grandchildren; Amanda
Lauderbach (Stefan), Andrew Kluever, Chelsea Hattan, Benjamin Wilson, Michaela
Hattan, Nicholas Wilson; and 1 great-grandchild; Damien Lauderbach. She is also
survived by her siblings; Robert Meehl, Laurence (Tony) Meehl, Harold (Gus) Meehl,
and Janice Iverson. She was preceded in death by both her parents, Michael and
Ruth Meehl; siblings Stanley Anderson, Kenneth Meehl, Blanche Fiala, Doris Fiala,
and Grace Nelson. Funeral will be held at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Redland
Oregon on October 17th 2018. Viewing at 10:00am; Rosary at 10:30am; Funeral
Service at 11:00am; Reception at 12:00pm and final burial at 1:30pm at the Redland
Pioneer Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the International Myeloma Foundation or a charity of your choice. http://www.myeloma.org
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