Harold B. Kleinhenz, age 99, of St. Henry, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.

He was born October 17, 1921 in Maria Stein, Ohio to the late Anthony and Anna (Lochtefeld) Kleinhenz. On November 11, 1950 he married his wife of almost 70 years, Virginia (Boehmer) Kleinhenz, and she survives him.

Harold is survived by children, Sharon & Charlie Lampert of New Bremen, Kate & Rick Kremer of Ansonia, and daughter-in-law Rene & Joe Lochtefeld of New Bremen, 12 grandchildren, Shannon & Shawn Heckman, Brent & Jacqueline Lampert, Karlee & Adam Klawon, Michelle & Dane Baldwin, Jay & Katya Kleinhenz, Kenzie Kleinhenz, Lee Lochtefeld, Romie & Cortnie Kremer, Neal Kremer, Justin Kremer, Adam & Ashlyn Kremer, and Kelsey Kremer & fiancé Josh Sizemore, 13 great grandchildren and one on the way, and in-laws Betty Kleinhenz, Lucy Schoch, Jeanette Borges, Jim & Martha Boehmer, and Joann Katterheinrich.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a son Nick Kleinhenz, siblings and in-laws, Joseph Kleinhenz & Lucille Kleinhenz-Heric, Paul & Irene Kleinhenz, Mary & Cornelius Heitbrink, Walter & Adeline Kleinhenz, Katherine & Andrew Broering, Stanley & Martha Kleinhenz, Thomas Kleinhenz, Andrew Kleinhenz, Herman & Alice Boehmer, Dorothy & Elmer Fink, Roger Schoch, Walter & Beatrice Boehmer, Paul Borges.

He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry. He was a graduate of St. John's High School in Maria Stein, Class of 1940. Harold was a veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII, he was present at the Battle of the Bulge in Germany and helped in the liberation of Hitler's death camp at Ohrdruf in 1945. He was a member of the American Legion Post 571 in Maria Stein, and the VFW post in Chickasaw.

Harold and his brother Paul started Kleinhenz Brother's Stock Yard in October of 1946, and in later years Kleinhenz and Son, with his son Nick.

A Mass of Christian Burial with respects to social distancing will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, November 6, 2020 at St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry. Livestreaming of the funeral Mass will be available https://sthenrycluster.com/livestream/. Burial with military rites will follow in St. Henry Cemetery.

Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.