John “Jack” J. Klecker, a retired Navy master chief who was named Saugus Man of the Year in 2023, died on October 16, 2026. He lived in Gilford, N.H., formerly Saugus. His wife, Rosalie (Matt) Klecker, died before him.
He was born and raised in Watertown, Wisconsin, the son of Fred V. and Olive (Giese) Klecker. He served 30 years in the Navy and for decades afterward led the parades and laid the wreaths. He worked many years for Honeywell, belonged to the American Legion, the VFW and the Saugus Historical Society, was a lifelong patron of Hammersmith, and most recently was active in the Wesley Woods community.
He leaves his children, Patricia Burbank and her husband Brett and Carolyn Hennigan and her husband Jake, all of Gilford, and John Klecker and his wife MaryEllen of Hanover, Pa.; his grandchildren, Michael Klecker, J.T. Hennigan and his wife Erica, Nicholas Klecker, Matt Hennigan, Charles Klecker, Melissa Klecker and Steven Burbank; two great-grandchildren; and his brother, Donald Klecker of Watertown. His brother James Klecker and his sister Christine Huhti died before him.
Visiting hours are Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus. The funeral leaves the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. for a 10:30 Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer Street, Saugus, with burial at Riverside Cemetery, Saugus. The family suggests donations to St. Francis Rehab and Nursing Center, 406 Court Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
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