Thank for being the best uncle and godfather to Brandon. I loved how you always chose the kids and animals over the adults in any type of gatherings. We will miss you.

It is hard to believe you have been in my life for 50 years. When I was young,  Carmella and you took me everywhere . As an adult , my family and I decided to move to Las Vegas so we could be closer to Carmella and you. Our bond will last forever.   Our best memories  in life were with you. We will cherish them all. Love you.

Today I had a feeling to look up some of my former Air Force friends who I had served with. I am saddened to see he has passed away.  SSGT Kloppenburg in 1987 was my supervisor at Bitburg, Germany. He was well respected and an all around good guy.  A mentor for many in the Power Production field. As I now stare across the airbase here at Offutt...I remember his inate sense of duty and also his sense of humor and compassion he had for others. May he rest in Peace. My condolences to the family.  
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Dave Cormack

Frank, I want you to know that Donna and I tried every single day to give you back the dignity, honor, and love that life had taken from you. You were worthy of all of it — the respect, the care, the gentleness, the pride you earned as a veteran, and the legacy you deserved to leave behind.
You were stubborn in the way only you could be, and you made us laugh even on the hardest days. Every morning at 10 a.m. sharp, we’d hear you yell “Come on down!” from the other side of the house because The Price Is Right was on. That was your daily ritual, and it still makes us smile.
Donna will never forget how you’d greet her with “Hello, beautiful” every time she walked into the room. And I’ll never forget how proud you were to say, “That’s my brother.” You meant it every time, and I felt it.
We’ll miss calling you “Mumbles,” because you’d whisper a whole sentence and then stare at us like we were the ones who needed hearing aids. And I’ll miss the double middle‑finger joke — Donna's way telling u were the “double best brother‑in‑law of all time.”
And Frank… the way you could roll out of a room when you heard Mom coming up the walkway — I’ve never seen you move so fast. At first we didn’t know where you were disappearing to, but once we figured it out, it became one of those moments that made us laugh every time.
And I’ll even miss the days when you’d refuse to eat just to get under my skin — because only you could turn something like that into a joke between us. Some days you couldn’t eat, and some days you just didn’t want to, and somehow we always knew the difference. It was just another one of your stubborn little ways of letting us know you were still in there, still yourself.
So Frank, we planted 40 trees — a living tribute to your strength, your humor, your stubbornness, and the love we tried to bring back into your life. May those trees grow tall and steady, just like the  ones of you we'll keep in our hearts.
You mattered, Frank!You were loved!You wont be forgotten!

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Frank James Kloppenburg

April 2, 1961 – March 28, 2026

Palm Cheyenne Mortuary

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