Heinrich Klassen Obituary, Death – Heinrich Neufeld Klassen was the son of Johan Klassen and Sarah (Neufeld) Klassen. He was born on July 28, 1938 in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. Heinrich’s passing occurred on July 8, 2023, when he was 84 years old. He was finally able to relax and be at ease in the company of the family he cherished the most while he was at his longtime residence in Lookeba, Oklahoma.
Heinrich spent his childhood in Mexico, where he got his start in agriculture at a very young age. He graduated from school at 13 years old and continued to assist in his family’s farming operations as well as several other jobs within the community. On August 13, 1961, he tied the knot with Aganetha Wiebe Guenther in the town of Campo 14, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico. Heinrich lived, worked, and raised a family in Mexico until 1978, when the family immigrated to the United States and settled in Binger, Oklahoma.
and accepted a position at the Lookeba CO-OP elevator where he worked until 1986, he then transitioned to S&S Fuel, working there until 1996. Donations can be sent to The Gideons International Processing Center, P.O. Box 97251 Washington, DC 20090-7251 or to www.gideons.org/donate in place of flowers. Services will be held at the Sickles Community Church on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM in Lookeba, Oklahoma.
The Reverend Mike Davis and the Reverend Tom Clifton will be officiating, and the burial will take place at Lookeba Cemetery after the services. The services will be managed by Turner Funeral Home in Binger, Oklahoma. You are welcome to share your condolences with the family by emailing turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com, or you may visit our page on facebook.com under the name “Turner Funeral Homes.”
