John A. Klempa

He was married to his beloved wife, the late Christine “Marie” (Bohmbach) Klempa, for 66 years and was the cherished father of Ken Klempa and his wife Marianne of Millis, John Klempa and his wife Donna of Medfield, Paul Klempa and his wife Kathy of Braintree, Joseph Klempa and his wife Susie of Exeter NH, and Christine Baker and her husband Paul of Medfield; loving grandfather of Amy, Elizabeth, Lauren, Tim, Kelly, Meaghan, Deirdre, Andrew, Brendan, Michael, Gretchen, Matthew, Sean and Patrick; proud great grandfather of Christopher, Colin, Moira, Lillian, Jake, Julia, Ella, Timmy, Alex, and Emilia; brother of Margaret Klempa, Jeannette Massaro, and the late Frank, Edward, Anthony and Theresa Klempa, Helen Hanna and Josephine Farnell. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and in-laws.

John was born in Roxbury, the son of the late Frantisek “Frank” and Eva (Mora) Klempa. After graduating from high school in Boston, he served in the United States Army. John went on to become a Boston Police officer and served the residents of Boston for 38 years. He was an active member of the BPPA and went on to obtain a college degree from Boston State College while working as a Boston Police officer.

John had great love for his family. His primary focus was always his wife and children, and later his grandchildren, and then great grandchildren. John loved spending time with his grandchildren and, when time permitted, taking care of his own and his children’s’ yards and gardens.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 23, 2021, from 10:30AM-12:30PM at the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Route 1A), Norwood.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1PM on Tuesday at St. Timothy's Church, 650 Nichols Street, Norwood. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Norwood.

John's family would like to thank the staff at the Newton Wellesley Center for Alzheimer's Care for the care and compassion they provided.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in John's memory to Newton Wellesley Center for Alzheimer's Care, 694 Worcester St, Wellesley MA 02482 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 309 Waverly Oaks Rd, Waltham MA 02452.