Lyndel Wilmer Klausing, 70, of Staunton, died on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 10:36 p.m. at his residence.
Visitation will be held Friday, May 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. An additional visitation will be conducted Saturday, May 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. at St. John Paul II Catholic Parish Church in Mt. Olive. Funeral Mass will follow, beginning at 11 a.m. at the church with Father Thomas Hagstrom and Father Larry Anchutz co-officiating. Burial will be held at Mt. Olive City Cemetery.
Mr. Klausing was born Nov. 29, 1951, to Wilmer and Ramona (Prott) Klausing. He was married to Kerri (Bertagnolli) Klausing from 1987 to 2007. Although they were divorced, she kept her vow and helped their daughter care for him.
He attended school in Mt. Olive and graduated in 1969. Following high school graduation, he attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Mr. Klausing served his country in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from May 1971 to May 1973.
He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was also employed by Cisler and Associates as a realtor.
Mr. Klausing was a Macoupin County Board member and a UMWA coal miner. He was also a member of St. John Paul II Catholic Parish Church in Mt. Olive, American Legion, AmVets, Knights of Columbus, Staunton FFA Alumni and Macoupin County Republican Central Committee.
He is survived by his daughter, Holly Marie Prott Klausing; and a sister, Dawnelle (Klausing) Hanson of Glen Carbon.
Mr. Klausing was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be directed to Stray Rescue of St. Louis, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network or the Macoupin County Animal Control.
Online condolences to the family may be left at www.beckerandson.com.
