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Birth 28 Aug 1887 Konigsburg, Germany 
Gender Male Died 23 Dec 1959 Alva, Woods, Oklahoma Person ID I0598 Kletke-Durham Last Modified 21 Jul 2009 Father Gottlieb Kletke, b. 1 Jul 1857, Alexen, East Prussia, Germany , d. 31 Jan 1933 Mother Ottilie Wilhelmine Krause, b. 16 Nov 1857, d. 21 Nov 1931 Married 12 Feb 1885 Family ID F130 Group Sheet Family 1 Emma Carolina Wamhoff, b. 30 Aug 1888, d. 28 Sep 1923, California Married 1 Apr 1913 Alva, Woods, Oklahoma Children 1. Martin Walter Kletke 2. Roland Henry Kletke Family ID F021 Group Sheet Family 2 Clara Christine Wiersig, b. 28 Jul 1890, Appleton, Mossouri , d. 14 Jan 1973, Alva, Woods, Oklahoma Married 14 May 1925 Alva, Woods, Oklahoma Family ID F024 Group Sheet -
Documents #31 1947 September 15 - Berlin
Letter from Anna (Kletke) Steguweit to Edward Kletke thanking him for the care packages and re-assuring him of their need. -
Notes - Oscar Karl Kletke, son of Gottlieb and Ottilie (Krause) Kletke, was born, August 28, 1887, at Winfield, KS. In 1893 his parents moved to a farm near Billings, OK, after his father made the run into Oklahoma Territory and staked a claim. The family lived there until 1901 when Oscar's father bought a farm two and one-half miles east of Alva. They made the move in covered wagons and drove their cattle.
As a young man, he was active with young people of the church and sang in the choir. He donated much labor on the building of the Lutheran Church dedicated July 16, 1911.
On April 2, 1912, Oscar married Emma Wamhof (Meyer). They made their home southeast of Alva. They had two sons, Martin and Roland. Emma died in California on September 29,.1923, at the home of her parents and was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Alva.
May 14, 1925, Oscar married Clara Wiersig. Clara was born July 28, 1890, near Appleton City, MO. and came with her parents to a farm south of Alva.
In 1940, they moved to Alva. Clara was active in the Ladies Aid. Oscar held various church offices and was on the building committee of the Lutheran School built in 1946, also the church parsonage built in 1954.
Oscar died December 23, 1957, and Clara died January 4, 1973. Both are buried in the Lutheran Cemetery at Alva.
- Oscar Karl Kletke, son of Gottlieb and Ottilie (Krause) Kletke, was born, August 28, 1887, at Winfield, KS. In 1893 his parents moved to a farm near Billings, OK, after his father made the run into Oklahoma Territory and staked a claim. The family lived there until 1901 when Oscar's father bought a farm two and one-half miles east of Alva. They made the move in covered wagons and drove their cattle.