Archie Ray KLAASSEN^[1]

1938 - 2008  (69 years)

• Name	Archie Ray KLAASSEN
  Born	26 Nov 1938	Corn, Washita, Oklahoma   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Cremated	Abt Feb 2008
  	Cremains to family.
  History	Obituary - Funeral service for Archie R. Klaassen, 69, of Lawton will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2008 at Saint Paul's United Methodist Church, with Rev. Terry Koehn, pastor of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church officiating. Mr. Klaassen died on Thursday, February 14, 2008 in Lawton. Archie was born on November 26, 1938 in Corn, Oklahoma to J.D. and Sara (Thiessen) Klaassen and attended Clinton schools, graduating from Clinton High School in 1957. He married Barbara Holliman on May 19, 1957 and worked at the Clinton Daily News until 1960 when the family moved to Lawton. He began working for the Lawton Constitution in the Ad Department. They moved to Frederick for a short period and back to Lawton in 1978, where he returned to the Lawton Constitution until his retirement in the late 90s. Archie was a member of Saint Paul's United Methodist Church where he served as Director of Methodist Youth Fellowship. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Terri and Rick Robson, of Memphis, Tennessee, and Tracey and Doyle Pollard, of Lawton; his brother and sister in law, Donnie and Janice Klaassen, of Clinton, Oklahoma and Nora Mansfield, of Lawton; four grandchildren, Sean Fudge, of Fort Myers, Florida, Rebecca Pollard, Devin Pollard, and Jordan Pollard, all of Lawton; four great grandchildren, Caleb Fudge, Jordan Fudge, Kaylee Randall, and Jayden Fudge. He was preceded in death by his parents, one granddaughter, Jennifer Fudge; one sister, Doris Patterson; and one brother, Elmer Klaassen.
  Reference Number	036ax
  Died	14 Feb 2008	Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Person ID	I61388	Reid Family | Lynn's side of the family
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Jacob Dewey KLAASSEN,   b. 28 Aug 1899, Colony, Washita, Oklahoma ,   d. 24 Mar 1997, Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Sara Grace THIESSEN,   b. 22 Jun 1902, Henderson, York, Nebraska ,   d. 8 Nov 1982, Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma  (Age 80 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1920	Colony, Washita, Oklahoma   [3]
  	Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
  Headstones		Klaassen, Jacob D.-1899 & Sara G.-1902 (HS)
  Family ID	F41157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F41158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Nov 1938 - Corn, Washita, Oklahoma Died - 14 Feb 2008 - Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Klaassen, Archie Ray-1938

  
  

• Sources

  [S486] Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry (GRANDMA 2016), (Published by the Genealogy Project Committee of the California Mennonite Historical Society; 4824 East Butler Avenue, Fresno, California 93727-5097; Phone (559) 453-2225). [S493] The Descendants of Johann Thiessen 1835-1914: A Complete Family Tree, Thiessen, John J. D., (1983.), Pgs. 32, 35. [S493] The Descendants of Johann Thiessen 1835-1914: A Complete Family Tree, Thiessen, John J. D., (1983.), Pg. 32.