Mark Kleinschmidt

Mark "Kleiny" A. Kleinschmidt, age 48, of St. Cloud, formerly of Little Falls, passed away on February 29, 2012 at his residence of natural causes. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, with Fr. Nick Landsberger officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Mark "Kleiny" Andrew Kleinschmidt was born on April 26, 1963 in Little Falls, MN, the son of Edward & Margaret "Peg" (Norton) Kleinschmidt. He attended school in Little Falls and then at Staples Vo-Tech where he received a heavy equipment degree. He currently owned and operated his own tree service business, Friendly Tree Service. He was also certified in bricklaying, printing and landscaping. Kleiny enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating with his daughter, Sabrina and son, Tyler; snowmobiling, playing hockey in Little Falls, taking his mother to play bingo and spending time with his children outdoors. Left to cherish his memory are his children, Sabrina Lukasavitz of Little Falls; son Tyler Doble of Little Falls; parents, Edward & Margaret "Peg" (Norton) Kleinschmidt of Little Falls; siblings, Brenda (Scott) Nason of Nashville, TN, Linda (Thomas) Kliber of Little Falls, Rebecca (Rich) Kleinschmidt of Rice, MN, and Ann Marie (Arnold) Taranto o.of Little Falls; 13 nieces and nephews and 16 great-nieces and nephews. Kleiny was preceded in death by his grandparents Ed & Bertha Kleinschmidt and Walter & Esther Norton and many aunts and uncles.