Lillie Elsie Klug

Lillie Klug, 90, of Eau Claire, MI passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at The Buchanan Meadows in Buchanan.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3713 Naomi Rd., Sodus with Pastor Robert Duehlmeyer officiating. Burial will follow at Caldwell Cemetery in Eau Claire. Friends may visit from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Heritage Chapel & Cremation Services, 8747 US 31, in Berrien Springs. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church or Hospice at Home. Those wishing to share a memory of Lillie online may do so atwww.heritage-chapel.com  Lillie was born December 15, 1924 in Sodus, MI to Adolph & Olga (Krieger) Schaenfeld.  She went to Mount Pleasant school through the eighth grade, then worked on the family farm.  On December 6, 1947, she married Herman Klug in Sodus.  Herman and Lillie farmed (500-600 acres of corn, soybeans and tomatoes), founded Klug Farm Equipment, Inc. on January 4, 1953 (John Deere equipment dealer) and raised two sons.  Throughout the next 40+ years, Herman sold John Deere farm equipment and Lillie kept the books – balancing to the penny.  Lillie enjoyed working whether it was driving one of their John Deere tractors to work the fields or mowing her 2 acres lawn with her John Deere lawn tractor.   In her spare time, Lillie was an avid reader.  Her time was very structured with cleaning, laundry, ironing, grocery shopping, watering her plants – all on specific days without fail.  She loved time spent with her grandchildren, then great grandchildren.  Herman and Lillie had a circle of friends that they enjoyed many events, trips and parties.  The family wants to extend a special thanks to the staff at Buchanan Meadows for their excellent care of Lillie. Lillie is survived by her son Ken (Karen) Klug of Eau Claire; five grandchildren Jennifer (John) Camacho of Paw Paw, Kelley (Tom) Delozier of Charlotte, N.C., Zak (Mandy)Klug of Berrien Center, Scott (Beth) Klug  of Eau Claire, and Shaun (Stephanie) Klug of Ypsilanti; nine great grandchildren Alex and Justin Baird, Natali, Nicolas and Emarie Delozier, Elliana Klug, Malayna and Mya Klug and Brody Klug; sister Wilma Marschke of Berrien Springs; and many nieces and nephews. Lillie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Herman, son Alan “Sonny” Klug and siblings Arthur Schaenfeld, Dorothy Andres, Ruth Zeilke, Mike Schaenfeld, and Eleanor Pagel.