Cynthia Klaus
July 19, 1954-July 1, 2017
Cynthia Rae (Sperling)
Klaus passed away on
July 1, 2017 with her hus-
band Mel, sons, and fami-
ly by her side.
She was born on July
19, 1954 to Vernon C.
Sperling and Doris L.
(Peterson) Sperling in
Langdon, ND. She was
raised on the family farm
west of Langdon where
she went to country
school before transferring
to Langdon where she gra-
duated in 1973. She pur-
sued her nursing degree
and graduated from Minot
State University and ob-
tained her RN.
She was married to
Marlan Lillemon in July
1977, and from that union
her two sons Nathan and
Matthew Lillemon were
born. She loved her boys,
and was thrilled when she
was blessed with 4 grand-
sons.
She met Mel Klaus, and
they were united in mar-
riage on June 16, 2000.
She loved their home they
made in Story, WY. After
building their home in
WY, Mel & Cyndi made
many homes throughout
the southwest as there
was always a new adven-
ture in their travels. Dur-
ing their travels, they
found their winter home
in Mesa, AZ. Among trav-
el, Cyndi also enjoyed
cooking, sewing and en-
joying her grandchildren
were a few of her favorite
of many talents.
She is survived by her
husband Mel Klaus, Story
WY; sons Nathan and
girlfriend Terri Barnes,
Minot, ND; Matt and Cris-
tina Lillemon, Minot ND;
four grandsons Jace,
Gavin, Hudson, & Jerimi-
ah, Minot, ND; stepson
Christopher Klaus and
wife Catherine Niehaus,
Crystal Lake, IL; sisters
Colleen (Keith) Broe, Bot-
tineau, ND; Linda (John)
Mosser, Minot, ND; broth-
ers Mark (Brandy) Sper-
ling, Tulsa, OK; Steve
(Lisa) Sperling, Minot,
ND, numerous aunts, un-
cles, nieces, nephews, and
cousins. She was preced-
ed in death by her parents
Vernon and Doris Sper-
ling, grandparents and
one nephew Jacob Broe.
Memorials may be given
to hospice or lung cancer
research.
Celebration of Life Ser-
vice: Friday, July 14, 2017
at 2:00 p.m. (CST) at First
Lutheran Church, Minot,
ND. Another service will
be held in Story, WY on
July 30, 2017 at 4 p.m
(MST).