Ferdinand L. Klockgether, 80, passed away at his home in Altus, Oklahoma on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation has been entrusted to Kincannon Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
Ferdinand Ludwig Klockgether was born on April 16, 1942 in Ute, Iowa to Gerhardt and Edna (Miller) Klockgether. He attended school in Ute and later married Mary buck in Nebraska on September 7, 1968, and to this union two daughters were born, Deanna and Brenda. Ferdinand was a mechanic most of his adult life. On May 17, 1982, Ferdinand married Phyllis Dowell in Deming, New Mexico and to this union a daughter, Bambi, and a son, Aron, were born. They shared 37 years together before her death in 2019. Ferdinand was of the Christian faith. He enjoyed gardening, taking care of animals, guns & shooting, fishing and tinkering.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis; parents, Gerhardt and Edna; brother, George Klockgether; and a grandson, Brandon King.
Left to honor Ferdinand’s memory are his children, Deanna Jones and husband, Chris; Brenda King and husband, Toney; Bambi Mitchell and husband, Monte; Aron Klockgether and wife, Amanda; 12 grandchildren, two great grandchildren; siblings, Henry Klockgether and wife, Evelyn and Viola Klockgether; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Online tributes may be made at kincannonfuneralhome.com