Celebrating the life of
Carl George Kleeman
September 19, 1919 - November 01, 2007
Savannah- Carl G. Kleeman, Jr. died Thursday, November 01, 2007 at Hospice Savannah.
Carl was born September 19, 1919 in Savannah, Georgia, son of Betty Gefken Kleeman and Carl G. Kleeman, Sr. He was a graduate of The Georgia Military Academy of Atlanta. He later attended Armstrong Junior College. In January 1941 he entered the U.S. Army, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1942, and served with Company C, 84th Chemical Mortar Battalion. During World War II, he served in North Africa, Italy, Southern France and Austria. Upon his return to Savannah, Mr. Kleeman continued his military career by joining the U.S. Army National Guard, serving with the 230th Field Artillery and the Chatham Artillery Unit, retiring in 1963 with the rank of Major.
After his discharge from the Army, Mr. Kleeman started his career with the Luken Concrete Company, worked for Port City Steel Company from 1952 until 1966, when he went to work for Universal Steel and Construction Materials until his retirement in 1984.
Mr. Kleeman participated in numerous civic and military associations, including the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, the German Volunteers, the Chatham Artillery, the Military Order of the World Wars, the German Friendly Society, the Military Officers Association, American Legion Post 184, BPOE Lodge 183, the Reserve Officers Association, the Savannah Quarterback Club, the Country Club of Savannah and the Savannah Yacht Club. He was a charter member of the Sertoma Club of Savannah and a charter member of St. Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal Church, were he served as both Senior Warden and Treasurer.
Mr. Kleeman is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Marian Nelson Kleeman, their two children Carl G. Kleeman, III and Carolyn Kleeman Williams, five grandchildren, C. George Kleeman, IV, Patrick K. Williams, John N. Kleeman, Lydia K. Williams and Albert Champ Kleeman and one great grandchild, Breinna Williams.
Visitation and funeral will be held at the Hodgson Chapel of Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors. The visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday evening, November 2, with the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 3. Burial will follow in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery.
Remembrances may be made St. Andrew’s Reformed Episcopal Church, 608 Hampton St., Savannah, GA 31405 or the Hospice of Savannah, Inc., P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416.
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Sid and Terry.
- LTC & Mrs Sidney L Strickland, Savannah, GA
Carl, Jr. Sorry about your dad, I remember He used to watch us at every football practice with my parents and the parents of the other players. He was a great guy and always had a word of encourgement for me. Hydrox.
- Charlie Hendricks, Midway, GA
To the family of Mr.Carl, We are so sorry for your lost,Mr.Carl was a a very nice person and he will truly be missed. You have our deepest condolences,and we're only a phone call away.
- Ulysees & Quovodda Cobb, Garden City, GA
Butterfly release poem Miss Me But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul so free? Miss me a little but not too long, And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared. Miss me, but let me go. For this is a journey we all must take And each must go alone It's all part of the Master's plan A step on the road to Home. When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the friends we know, And bury your sorrow in doing good deeds, Miss me but let me go.
- Pat Willmann, Savannah, GA
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Sid and Terry.
- LTC & Mrs Sidney L Strickland, Savannah, GA
Carl, Jr. Sorry about your dad, I remember He used to watch us at every football practice with my parents and the parents of the other players. He was a great guy and always had a word of encourgement for me. Hydrox.
- Charlie Hendricks, Midway, GA
To the family of Mr.Carl, We are so sorry for your lost,Mr.Carl was a a very nice person and he will truly be missed. You have our deepest condolences,and we're only a phone call away.
- Ulysees & Quovodda Cobb, Garden City, GA
Butterfly release poem Miss Me But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul so free? Miss me a little but not too long, And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared. Miss me, but let me go. For this is a journey we all must take And each must go alone It's all part of the Master's plan A step on the road to Home. When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the friends we know, And bury your sorrow in doing good deeds, Miss me but let me go.
- Pat Willmann, Savannah, GA
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
