Charlotte E. “Lottie” Kleffman McDermott

Birth: 24 Oct 1923
Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Death: 22 Feb 2015 (aged 91)
Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Saint Mary's Cemetery

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Wife of Paul R. McDermott
(married Monday 07 April 1958 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Mother of Dianne M., Philip Joseph, Richard G. and Ann Marie McDermott

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Parents

John Kleffman

1889–1969
Frances Rau Kleffman

1890–1973

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Paul R. McDermott

1925–1982

Siblings

Ralph Fred Kleffman

1917–1983
Harold Michael Kleffman

1918–2001
Walter J. Kleffman

1920–1976
Norbert Anthony Kleffman

1921–2003
Harry G Kleffman

1925–2018
Alice E. Kleffman

1927–2007
Rev James F Kleffman

1934–2021

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Philip Joseph McDermott

1962–1977
Ann Marie McDermott

1968–2013

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Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA

CHARLOTTE MCDERMOTT

FACTS
Born: October 24, 1923
Death: February 22, 2015
Place of Death: Harlan, Iowa

SURVIVED BY
daughter Dianne (Tim) Blum of Portsmouth, IA;
son Richard (Lisa) McDermott of Missouri Valley, IA;
4 grandchildren: Emily, Benjamin, and Matthew McDermott of Missouri Valley, IA, and Karlena Pierce of Springfield, MO;
brothers Harry (Cecilia) Kleffman of Harlan, IA and Rev. James Kleffman of Council Bluffs, IA; and
sister Mary Ann (Leon) Schueller of Dawson, MN

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY
mother Frances (Rau) Kleffman;
father John Kleffman;
husband Paul McDermott;
son Phillip McDermott;
daughter Ann Marie McDermott;
brothers: Ralph, Harold, Walter, Norbert, and Richard Kleffman; and
sister Alice Kleffman

Charlotte E. "Lottie" Kleffman McDermott
October 24, 1923 - February 22, 2015

BIOGRAPHY
Charlotte "Lottie" McDermott was born on October 24, 1923 to John and Frances (Rau) Kleffman near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She grew up on the farm and attended grade school at St. Mary's.

In 1948, the family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lottie went to work at the Brandeis Credit Department in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Boyles night school and was then employed by Woodmen of the World Life Insurance in the Application and Rating Department for four and a half years.

In 1958, Lottie was united in marriage to Paul McDermott of Omaha, Nebraska. To this union they had four children: Dianne, Phillip, Richard, and Ann Marie. Lottie and Paul moved their family from Council Bluffs to a farm east of Portsmouth in 1966. Following her husband's death in 1982, Lottie and Ann Marie moved to Harlan.

Lottie was a member of the Rosary Confraternity at Holy Family Parish in Council Bluffs and St. Mary's Parish in Portsmouth. She belonged to Circle 3 of St. Michael's in Harlan. She enjoyed growing flowers in her garden, quilting, baking, family dinners on Sunday, and most of all, visits from her grandchildren. A very special event was a trip to Medjugorie, Yugoslavia in 1988 with her sister Alice.

Lottie was a resident of Elm Crest Retirement Home in Harlan but had been admitted to Myrtue Medical Center where she died on Sunday, February 22, 2015, having attained the age of ninety-one years, three months, and twenty-nine days. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son Phillip; daughter Ann Marie; brothers: Ralph, Harold, Walter, Norbert, and Richard Kleffman; and sister Alice Kleffman.

She is survived by her daughter Dianne and her husband Tim Blum of Portsmouth, Iowa; son Richard McDermott and his wife Lisa of Missouri Valley, Iowa; four grandchildren: Emily, Benjamin, and Matthew McDermott of Missouri Valley, Iowa and Karlena Pierce of Springfield, Missouri; brothers Harry Kleffman and his wife Cecilia of Harlan, Iowa and Rev. James Kleffman of Council Bluffs, Iowa; sister Mary Ann and her husband Leon Schueller of Dawson, Minnesota; other family members and friends.

VISITATION
Wednesday February 25, 2015, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Pauley Jones - Harlan

ROSARY
Wednesday February 25, 2015, 7:00 PM at Pauley Jones - Harlan

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Thursday February 26, 2015, 11:00 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church

BURIAL
Thursday February 26, 2015 at St. Mary's Cemetery-Portsmouth

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Harold Michael Kleffman

Walter J. Kleffman

Norbert Anthony Kleffman

Harry G Kleffman

Alice E. Kleffman

Rev James F Kleffman

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Ann Marie McDermott

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