Martin Alvin Kloppenborg (Marty), 53 years old, passed away due to an automobile accident on Sunday, October 16, 2011, near Gillette Wyoming.   The funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at the United Methodist Church in O’Neill Nebraska, with visitation starting one hour before the service.  Pastor Craig Collins will be officiating. 

Music will be presented by Al Reynoldson, David Lee, Pat Robertson, and Doug Wright.   Pallbearers are Scott Keyes, Dean Sidak, Wayne Hille, Nick Schaaf, Gary Connot, and Dave Murphy, Jardd Anderson, and Teito Killian.   The honorary pall bearers are the members of The Church Band.

Burial will be at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Atkinson Nebraska following the service.  Seger Funeral home is in charge of the arrangements. 

Marty was born on March 18, 1958 in Kimball Nebraska.  He was the son of Donald and Jacqueline (Hoke) Kloppenborg.

He lived near or in Emmet Nebraska all his life and attended grade school in Emmet and graduated from high school in O’Neill.  He attended agricultural school in Curtis Nebraska for 18 months. 

 Marty married Charlotte (Chuck) Marcellus June 21, 1980 in Atkinson Nebraska.  To this union 3 daughters were born. 

        Marty always lived life to the fullest and was accomplished in many things.  He had a beautiful bass singing voice and performed with his brothers in “The Church Band.”  Marty got to live his dream, raising and selling his game birds.  For the last 15 years he spent most of every day working towards fulfilling that dream, and loving every minute of it.

                Marty was happiest when he was spending time with his family and friends.  It could be said that Marty never met a stranger.  He always had a big smile, a wave and a story to tell to everyone he met.

                Marty’s greatest love and passion was for those who survive him, his  best friend, his wife of 31 years, Chuck, his three daughters and their husbands, “my favorite boys”,  Nikole Engelberg and husband Jeremy of Wentzville, Missouri, Holly Kay Cole and husband Tyson of Page, Nebraska, and Danielle Sargent and husband Brett of Piedmont, South Dakota.  His three beautiful grandchildren, Isabella and Carson Engelberg and Evan John Cole.  His parents  Don and Jackie Kloppenborg of Emmet, two brothers  Kirby and wife Kathy and Kelly and wife Terry both of Emmet, and one sister Laurie O’Neill of Emmet.  Mother-in-law Angie Marcellus of Atkinson; 6 sisters-in-law and 6 brothers-in-law on Chuck’s side.  He was a favorite to all his nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and his many, many friends.

                Marty was preceded in death by his grandparents and his father-in-law, Don Marcellus.