NORTH WEBSTER — John-Michael Kleinhen, 49, North Webster, passed away at 5:24 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at Parkview Hospital, Warsaw.
He was born Oct. 15, 1968, in New Castle, to Stephen and Mary Eleanor Garner Kleinhen.
He graduated from Richmond High School and attended Oklahoma University in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was married Sept. 21, 1998, in Three Rivers, Mich., to Lori A. Waters, who survives.
He moved to North Webster in 2002 from Kimmell. He formerly worked as a truck driver, worked in construction, was a self-employed mobile home rehab and repairman, a delivery driver, and worked for Tenneco for four years.
He was a member of Brothers of the Wind, reenactments groups, and attended Dewart Lake Friends Church, Syracuse.
He is survived by his wife, Lori Kleinhen, North Webster; four daughters: Chantle (Richard) Pelletier, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Elizabeth Fleckenstein, Warsaw; Jennifer Kleinhen, Ligonier; and Erin Kleinhen, North Webster; two sons, John Thomas Fleckenstein, Grand Rapids, Mich., and John Allen Kleinhen, Richmond; 11 grandchildren; parents: Stephen (Julie) Kleinhen, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Eleanor Kleinhen, Beaumont, Texas; and a sister, Gretchen (Jesus) Salinas, Beaumont.
He was preceded in death by four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster.
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Memorials to the John Kleinhen Funeral Fund, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 72, North Webster, IN 46555.
To send condolences to the family in memory of John-Michael Kleinhen, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
