Our knowledgeable staff are passionate about providing families guidance and support during the funeral planning process and well after the funeral. Together, we can honor your loved one’s life while beginning your grief journey.

 

 

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Tom Klecatsky Former Owner and Funeral Director Emeritus
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Dick Klecatsky Former Owner and Funeral Director Emeritus
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Bob Westrup Co-owner and Funeral Director
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Josh Oxendale Co-owner and Funeral Director
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Suzanne Harris Funeral Director
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Tom Schultz Funeral Director
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Tom Griswold Funeral Director
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Rich Graner Pre-Arrangement Specialist
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Jenny Davis Office Assistant

Tom Klecatsky

Former Owner and Funeral Director Emeritus
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Tom has over 40 years of experience in funeral service."I feel that our work provides a very important service to the communities we serve by helping grieving families create a meaningful way to honor and pay tribute to their loved ones."

He is a graduate of the South St. Paul School system and attended the College of St. Thomas, graduating in 1965. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966-1970, working in aircraft maintence.

After he left the Air Force, he came to work in the family business. He holds licenses in both funeral directing and embalming, and is a certified crematory operator.

Tom is married. He and his wife Cynthia worked together to raise six children, and today they are the proud grandparents of twelve.

He volunteers his time with the Minnesota Boat Club (rowing) as treasurer and participating in the Church of St. Joseph Choir (West St. Paul) along with helping family and friends with their maintenance/building projects.

Dick Klecatsky

Former Owner and Funeral Director Emeritus
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Bob Westrup

Co-owner and Funeral Director
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Bob was born and raised in New Ulm, MN, the third of four children to Dave and Theresa (Foley) Westrup. He graduated from New Ulm Cathedral High School in 1987, after which, he attended and graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1992 with a BA in Social Work. After a few years in the financial industry, he returned to his calling in Social Work, working with abused and neglected children. He married Beth (Klecatsky) in 1994 and returned to school to graduate from the University of Minnesota in 1998 with a BS in Mortuary Science.

Known as “Boberoo” to his friends, he enjoys bike riding, reading and making people laugh.

Bob and Beth have been blessed with four wonderful children; Michael, Erin, Emily and Henry. They live in South St. Paul at the home in which Tom and Dick grew up.

Josh Oxendale

Co-owner and Funeral Director
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Josh has been a funeral service professional since 2006. “I feel privileged that people trust me with their loved one, and I love the fact that every day is a new challenge.”

He has an Associate’s degree from Century College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mortuary Science from the University of Minnesota. He came to Klecatsky & Sons to serve his internship, and his performance over the many years earned him the opportunity to become a partial owner of Klecatsky & Sons and Kandt-Tetrick Funeral Homes.

Josh is married to the love of his life, Sarah and has two children, Caige and Callan. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling with his wife and children and participating in sporting activities. His personal goal was to earn his Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do by the age of 35, which he acheived in 2012.

Suzanne Harris

Funeral Director
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Suzanne is a 1993 graduate of the University of Minnesota, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mortuary Science.  “I find each day to bring a diversity of challenges. Helping families deal with the many details surrounding the loss of a loved one brings unique rewards. All in all, I wouldn’t be happy doing anything else.”

Tom Schultz

Funeral Director
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Tom was privileged to join the firm in 2015. His experience began in 1972 when he discerned a calling to Funeral Service during his High School years when his grandfather died. Tom Garland, the Funeral Director who handled the arrangements, made such a positive initial impression on Tom, that he decided on the ride back home from Grandpa Schultz’s Funeral that Funeral Service would be his career. Since then, numerous people have invested time and other resources to nurture him toward licensure. In 1979, Tom and Ginger were married. He credits Ginger for much of his success in the profession.

Tom’s professional aim is to pool all the firm’s physical and exceptional human resources together to provide care to our grieving families beyond the level that’s expected. Every one of us is significant and important to more people than we realize. With great love, there is great sadness when we lose someone. We experience loss when someone dies. Our world is less without them.

Tom’s mission is to walk down roads with you immediately after your loss. To be that resource to lean on at 3AM when you need answers, or just to talk. To guide you to create your individual Memorial, to become the source of connections that you need, and lift some weight off your shoulders.

Tom Griswold

Funeral Director
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Tom graduated from the University of MN with a Mortuary Science Degree in 1999. He has worked in the Twin Cities since graduating. Tom joined the staff at Klecatsky’s in March 2017. He states “I really feel the passion to serve families at a time of need. It has allowed me to meet many different people throughout the years. I truly enjoy the variety of work in my profession.” Tom is licensed as a funeral director in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Tom’s other passions outside of funeral service are spending time with his family and restoring an old log cabin. He is married to Leanne and they have three children, Owen, Gabbi and Gracie.

Rich Graner

Pre-Arrangement Specialist
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Rich Graner of Good Life Consultants is a parishioner of the Church of St. Louis, King of France, a husband and father of six. Since 1995, as a MN-licensed funeral director, Certified Preplanning Consultant, and insurance agent, he guides people through important decisions and planning for the future. He helps protect financial, emotional and family assets enabling you to live the life you have earned. Rich does so through the proper use of detailed funeral pre-planning and prefunding through insurance. As an independent funeral service advocate, retained by the Klecatsky’s, he allows you more options and the ability to make unhurried and educated decisions.

You may recognize Rich as the guy with a camera in his hands as he volunteers at the Church and School of St. Agnes, Church of St. Louis, King of France, or Holy Family Maronite Church. He is also a member of the South St. Paul Lions Club, Knights of Columbus, Fr. Jeremiah O’Callaghan Council, & Friend of the Serra Club of St. Paul.

Jenny Davis

Office Assistant
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