Lewis W. Kliem died May 13, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital , Lawrence , KS .

He was born on February 20, 1946 in Salina , KS the son of Edwin Francis and Harriett Violet (Kelsey) Kliem.

Lew served 23 years in the U.S. Navy including service in Vietnam .  During his service Lew worked as a Corpsman and Bio- Medical Repairman.  Later, he retired from Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he continued his work as a Bio-Medical Repairman for 20 years.

He was a member of the VFW and Corpus Christi Catholic Church, where he was involved with prayer groups, Marriage Encounter, served as an usher and recently as a Lay Eucharistic Minister.   His many friends knew him as an avid golfer.

He married Ann Chaput on July 28, 1966 in Concordia , KS .  She survives of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, Marcey Jo Reilly and husband, Dennis, Kansas City, MO, Judi Ann Higgins and husband, Brent, Steamboat Springs, CO; five sons, Lewis Von and wife, Becca, Charlottesville, VA, Jonathan Wade, Lawrence, Marc William and wife, Erin, Lawrence, Alex Edwin and wife, Dorothy, Lawrence, Matthew Thomas and wife, Deborah, Lawrence; one sister, Sandra Kay Peterson, husband, Gene, Salina;14 grandchildren and one grandson on the way and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother.

The family suggests memorial contributions in his name to Corpus Christi Catholic Church or the American Cancer Society.

Memorial committal services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at St. Concordia Cemetery, Concordia , KS with Rev. Larry Letourneau officiating and Military Honors conducted by US Navy and Marine personnel. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com .