Obituary of Edwin Klinger

Edwin Gordon Klinger, 86, of Englewood, FL passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at his residence. He was born on August 19, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio. Edwin served in the US Army during WW-II. He worked for US Freight and retired from Mutton Outdoor Power Equipment in 1983 as a sales representative. He was a member of the Syracuse Masonic Lodge 454, F & AM Syracuse, IN., Valley of Ft. Wayne Scottish Rite Bodies, Mizpah Temple Shrine, PBO Elks Lodge 2378 Englewood and a life member of VFW 10178. He moved to Englewood following his retirement. He is survived by his wife of 60 years; Percie of Englewood: three daughters; Jykla Ann Peper of Tybee Island, GA, Tamara Sue Side of Ft. Wayne, IN and Ft. Myers, FL, Kimberly June Konowitz of Ft. Wayne, IN: one sister; Eileen Vale of Sarasota, FL: one brother; James Klinger of Warren, OH and 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. The family requests that memorial contributions be made in Mr. Klinger's memory to: Shriners Hospital for Children; Defy the odds campaign PO Box 31356 Tampa, Florida 33631-3356 or http://support.shrinershospitals.org/site/TR/Events/General?pg=fund&fr_id=1030&pxfid=1992&JServSessionIdr004=qq4gss37f1.app201a)