Fr. Klettner, 84, was born in Port Huron, Michigan. Fr. Klettner passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Father Fred is survived by his sister Katherine "Kate" D. Higgins of Ventura, CA. He attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit and St. John Provincial Seminary in Plymouth Township. He was ordained June 5, 1965, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit and celebrated his first Mass at St. Joseph Church in Port Huron.

Fr. Klettner served as associate pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Pontiac (1965-68), St. Alfred Parish, Taylor (1970-80), and St. Alphonsus Parish, Dearborn (1977-80). He was chaplain at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital in Pontiac (1968-75) was honored for helping start a union at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac.

Fr. Klettner was pastor of SS. Kevin & Norbert Parish in Inkster from 1980-94, and St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Farmington Hills from 1994-2009. Fr. Klettner also was vicar of the old Western Wayne Vicariate (1983-86). He was granted senior priest status in 2009.

Instate 10:00 a.m. at St. Edith Catholic Church in Livonia, Michigan on Monday, October 2, 2023, until the time of Mass at 11:00 a.m.

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