Lloyd L. Kling

Lloyd L Kling, age 99 yrs, 10 mo, passed away Sept. 23, 2026, at Sunset Ridge, Johnson Creek, WI. Memorial service will be held at Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home, 213 S 5th St., Watertown, WI, Wed., Sept. 30, 2026, at 12 noon, with Pastor Karl Walther, officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation at 11 am, until time of service. Burial with military rites, will take place at the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Watertown, immediately following the service, with lunch at the Lyons Irish Pub, 201 E Main St., Watertown.

Lloyd was born in  Town Oakwood, Milwaukee County, WI, one of nine children. Employment during his life included working for a farmer, service in the U.S. Army, railroad construction supervisor, followed by truck driver for Standard Tar Co. His last employment was school bus driver for Oconomowoc School District, until age 78. Lloyd always had a smile and enjoyed teasing, playing cards and socializing with good friends at Johnson Arms, Watertown. 

Lloyd married Marilyn Johnson, and he later married Deloris Nehls June 1978, enjoying 24 years of marriage, before she preceded him in death July 2002.

Lloyd is survived by: his children Judy, Howard and Lisa Kling; step-daughter Carol Bohlman and step-daughter-in-law Beverly Nehls; and siblings Marilyn and Kenneth; grandchildren Laury, Ken, Mark, Neil, Carl and Brian. He was preceded in death by siblings: Viola, Edgar, George K, Eugene, Shirley, and Reynold; step-sons Clyde and Wilfred Nehls, step-daughter-in-law Shirley Nehls.

The family extends a special thank you for exceptional care given by Sunset Ridge, Johnson Creek, WI, and Aurora Summit Hospice.

Memorials may be given to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Watertown; Watertown Humane Society; or charity of one’s choice.