Marvin "Marv" W. Klitzke, age 91 years, died on Friday, March 25, 2022. Marv was born on a farm near Rock Springs, WI on April 26, 1930, to Walter, Sr. and Agnes (Harms) Klitzke. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Reedsburg, WI. He attended East Narrows Prairie, a one-room country school and St. Peter's Lutheran parochial school. He graduated from Reedsburg High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War.
He loved to play baseball when he was young and after military service, he was invited to have a tryout by the Milwaukee Braves in Milwaukee County Stadium. He married Bertha (Bert) Sass in Reedsburg on June 10, 1954. Their marriage was blessed with four children, fourteen grandchildren, eight great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters. After military service he worked for Ed Kraemer & Sons for a year before entering the insurance business with Farmers Mutual which later became American Family Insurance of Madison, Wisconsin, as an agent in Seymour, WI in December 1954.
Marv spent over 40 years as an agent and district manager with American Family Insurance in Seymour, WI, Springfield and Decatur, IL and Stoughton, WI. He and Bert especially enjoyed attending American Family's All-American Conventions for which his insurance sales qualified him for 28 consecutive conventions. He retired from the insurance business on June 30, 1995. Before his retirement, he was president of St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield, IL and the Yahara PTA in Stoughton. After his retirement, he spent much of his time volunteering for many organizations in the Stoughton community. He was past president of the Stoughton Rotary Club where he had 54 years of perfect attendance at weekly club meetings. He was a six-time recipient of Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow Award. He was in charge of building the Rotary Club float for the Syttende Mai parade for 35 years. He was president of the Shillelagh Foundation which raised money for Stoughton's medical and emergency needs for many years and received their Citizen of the Year award twice. Marv was active in fund raising for two expansions to the Stoughton Hospital. He was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton where he served as the Chair of their Personnel Committee, a member of the Stewardship Committee and was an usher for many years, former Church Council member, communion assistant and Sunday School teacher. He was a member of the Stoughton High School Honorary S Club where he served as Acting Treasurer and a member of the Stoughton Sports Booster and Wrestling Clubs. He was the public address announcer for the Stoughton High School dual wrestling matches for 34 years.
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He loved to play baseball when he was young and after military service, he was invited to have a tryout by the Milwaukee Braves in Milwaukee County Stadium. He married Bertha (Bert) Sass in Reedsburg on June 10, 1954. Their marriage was blessed with four children, fourteen grandchildren, eight great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters. After military service he worked for Ed Kraemer & Sons for a year before entering the insurance business with Farmers Mutual which later became American Family Insurance of Madison, Wisconsin, as an agent in Seymour, WI in December 1954.
Marv spent over 40 years as an agent and district manager with American Family Insurance in Seymour, WI, Springfield and Decatur, IL and Stoughton, WI. He and Bert especially enjoyed attending American Family's All-American Conventions for which his insurance sales qualified him for 28 consecutive conventions. He retired from the insurance business on June 30, 1995. Before his retirement, he was president of St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield, IL and the Yahara PTA in Stoughton. After his retirement, he spent much of his time volunteering for many organizations in the Stoughton community. He was past president of the Stoughton Rotary Club where he had 54 years of perfect attendance at weekly club meetings. He was a six-time recipient of Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow Award. He was in charge of building the Rotary Club float for the Syttende Mai parade for 35 years. He was president of the Shillelagh Foundation which raised money for Stoughton's medical and emergency needs for many years and received their Citizen of the Year award twice. Marv was active in fund raising for two expansions to the Stoughton Hospital. He was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton where he served as the Chair of their Personnel Committee, a member of the Stewardship Committee and was an usher for many years, former Church Council member, communion assistant and Sunday School teacher. He was a member of the Stoughton High School Honorary S Club where he served as Acting Treasurer and a member of the Stoughton Sports Booster and Wrestling Clubs. He was the public address announcer for the Stoughton High School dual wrestling matches for 34 years.
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Marvin "Marv" W. Klitzke, age 91 years, died on Friday, March 25, 2022. Marv was born on a farm near Rock Springs, WI on April 26, 1930, to Walter, Sr. and Agnes (Harms) Klitzke. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Reedsburg, WI. He attended East Narrows Prairie, a one-room country school and St. Peter's Lutheran parochial school. He graduated from Reedsburg High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War.
He loved to play baseball when he was young and after military service, he was invited to have a tryout by the Milwaukee Braves in Milwaukee County Stadium. He married Bertha (Bert) Sass in Reedsburg on June 10, 1954. Their marriage was blessed with four children, fourteen grandchildren, eight great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters. After military service he worked for Ed Kraemer & Sons for a year before entering the insurance business with Farmers Mutual which later became American Family Insurance of Madison, Wisconsin, as an agent in Seymour, WI in December 1954.
Marv spent over 40 years as an agent and district manager with American Family Insurance in Seymour, WI, Springfield and Decatur, IL and Stoughton, WI. He and Bert especially enjoyed attending American Family's All-American Conventions for which his insurance sales qualified him for 28 consecutive conventions. He retired from the insurance business on June 30, 1995. Before his retirement, he was president of St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield, IL and the Yahara PTA in Stoughton. After his retirement, he spent much of his time volunteering for many organizations in the Stoughton community. He was past president of the Stoughton Rotary Club where he had 54 years of perfect attendance at weekly club meetings. He was a six-time recipient of Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow Award. He was in charge of building the Rotary Club float for the Syttende Mai parade for 35 years. He was president of the Shillelagh Foundation which raised money for Stoughton's medical and emergency needs for many years and received their Citizen of the Year award twice. Marv was active in fund raising for two expansions to the Stoughton Hospital. He was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton where he served as the Chair of their Personnel Committee, a member of the Stewardship Committee and was an usher for many years, former Church Council member, communion assistant and Sunday School teacher. He was a member of the Stoughton High School Honorary S Club where he served as Acting Treasurer and a member of the Stoughton Sports Booster and Wrestling Clubs. He was the public address announcer for the Stoughton High School dual wrestling matches for 34 years.
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He loved to play baseball when he was young and after military service, he was invited to have a tryout by the Milwaukee Braves in Milwaukee County Stadium. He married Bertha (Bert) Sass in Reedsburg on June 10, 1954. Their marriage was blessed with four children, fourteen grandchildren, eight great-grandsons and five great-granddaughters. After military service he worked for Ed Kraemer & Sons for a year before entering the insurance business with Farmers Mutual which later became American Family Insurance of Madison, Wisconsin, as an agent in Seymour, WI in December 1954.
Marv spent over 40 years as an agent and district manager with American Family Insurance in Seymour, WI, Springfield and Decatur, IL and Stoughton, WI. He and Bert especially enjoyed attending American Family's All-American Conventions for which his insurance sales qualified him for 28 consecutive conventions. He retired from the insurance business on June 30, 1995. Before his retirement, he was president of St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield, IL and the Yahara PTA in Stoughton. After his retirement, he spent much of his time volunteering for many organizations in the Stoughton community. He was past president of the Stoughton Rotary Club where he had 54 years of perfect attendance at weekly club meetings. He was a six-time recipient of Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow Award. He was in charge of building the Rotary Club float for the Syttende Mai parade for 35 years. He was president of the Shillelagh Foundation which raised money for Stoughton's medical and emergency needs for many years and received their Citizen of the Year award twice. Marv was active in fund raising for two expansions to the Stoughton Hospital. He was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton where he served as the Chair of their Personnel Committee, a member of the Stewardship Committee and was an usher for many years, former Church Council member, communion assistant and Sunday School teacher. He was a member of the Stoughton High School Honorary S Club where he served as Acting Treasurer and a member of the Stoughton Sports Booster and Wrestling Clubs. He was the public address announcer for the Stoughton High School dual wrestling matches for 34 years.
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