Michael Kleinheider

Mr. Michael Kleinheider, age 62 years, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility. Michael was born on September 25, 1948, in New Haven, Mo., a son of Virgil P. and Mary Collings Kleinheider. Michael attended New Haven Public Schools in New Haven, Mo. He was employed on the assembly line at the Chrysler Truck Plant in Fenton, Mo. for 15 years. A resident of the Jefferson City area for the past 18 years, Michael was active in the Jefferson City Alcohol Anonymous Chapter. Survivors include: his son, Michael Joseph Kleinheider Jr. of Union, Mo.; his mother, Mary Hoerstkamp of Washington, Mo.; three brothers, Paul Kleinheider of Chatham, N.J., Victor Hoerstkamp of Washington, Mo., and Claude Hoerstkamp of Washington, Mo. He was preceded in death by his father, Virgil P. Kleinheider. A Memorial Mass will be conducted at 9:00 a.m., August 27, 2011, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Washington, Mo., with the Reverend Michael P. Boehm officiating. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Jefferson City Alcohol Anonymous Chapter or Our Lady of Lourdes in Washington, Mo. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary in Jefferson City, Mo. www.freemanmortuary.com