A Funeral Mass for Lawrence Jerome Klabenes, infant son of Patrick and Colleen Klabenes, will be at 11:00 am on Friday, August 16, 2024 at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, south of O'Neill with burial to follow in the St. Teresa's Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 am at the church with a 10:30 am rosary.  Lawrence unexpectedly gained his angel wings, a short time after being born, on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill.  Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill.

Lawrence is survived by his parents, Patrick and Colleen (Eldracher) Klabenes of O'Neill; his grandparents, Mary and John Eldracher of Yale, Michigan, Kathleen Klabenes of O'Neill, and Kenneth Klabenes of Chambers; maternal great grandparents, Josef and Ursula Eldracher of Onterio, Canada; many aunts, uncles, and seven cousins.

He was preceded in death by three sets of great grandparents, Raymond and Helen Nugent, Thomas and Patricia McDermott; and Raymond and Margaret Klabenes.