Warren W. Klinetobe

Posted April 11, 2013 at 10:20 am

Services for Warren W. Klinetobe, 79, El Dorado Springs, were held on Thursday, March 21, in the Word of Life Christian Center in O’Neill, NE. Burial was in the O’Neill Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the O’Neill American Legion Simonson Post #93 Firing Squad and escorted by the American Legion Riders Simonson Post #93.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Warren passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at his home in El Dorado Springs. Arrangements were under the direction of Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley, El Dorado Springs; two children, Gwendolyn Langford and husband, Gary – San Francisco, CA, and Rick

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