Carol E. Klemm

March 1, 1926 - August 31, 2012

Carol E. Klemm, 86, of St. Joseph, died Friday, August 31, 2012, at the Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, September 5, at the Dey-Florin Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in St. Joseph with Fr. Dan Scheid officiating. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5 PM to 7 PM on Tuesday at the Dey-Florin Chapel. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Home or St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Benton Harbor. Please share messages, memories, or photos at www.florin.net. Carol was born on March 1, 1926 in Benton Harbor. She was a graduate of Benton Harbor High School in 1944. Carol married her husband, Bill Klemm, in 1956 and he preceded her in death in 1999. Together they celebrated 43 years of marriage. She was a Past President of the American Gold Star Mothers Group and a member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. She is survived by her son, Jeff (Beckie) Klemm of St. Joseph; her 6 grandchildren and her 2 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gary Ruff, who was killed in 1970 in the Vietnam War.