Kevin B. Kleinschmidt

Kevin B. Kleinschmidt, 54, died Thursday, June 1, 2023, at his residence after battling cancer for the past year. He was born in Fond du Lac on November 17, 1968, to Bruce and Mary Lou (Mitchell) Kleinschmidt. Kevin was a 1987 graduate of Winnebago Lutheran Academy. On April 24, 2010, he married Pam Freund.

Kevin loved hunting, sturgeon spearing, and racing (and watching his son and nephews’ race and helping them with their cars).

Survivors include his wife, Pam; his son, Brekken Kleinschmidt (Dana Wallace); his mother, Mary Lou (Bob) England; siblings, DD (Keith), Pam, Amy (Jim), Tommy (Heidi), Rob (Karen), and Laura (Lisa); mother-in-law, Betty “Bettes” Freund; three brothers-in-law, Ken (Karen) Freund, Gary (Linda) Freund, and Kevin (Melanie) Freund; and two sisters-in-law, Joan Truog, and Chris (Rick) Graf. Kevin is further survived by his nieces and nephews, Steph, Brent, Niki, Will, Konnor, Carly, Keenan, Jake (Amber), Jena, Brandi (Riley), Josh, Caden, and Colson; Pam’s nieces and nephews, Mike Truog, Michelle (Craig) Jacak, Scott (Amy) Truog, Sean (Beth) Freund, Neil (Corine) Freund, Rob (Veronica) Freund, Kari (Justin) Winke, Sarah Freund, Jason (Tamara) Freund, Ashley (Dani) Graf, Jordan (Amanda) Freund, and Kayla Freund; his son’s mother, Rebecca (Sass) Gurno; and his grandpup, Rylee. He was preceded in death by his father; two brothers-in-law, Todd Rupert, and Dan Truog; a sister-in-law, Sue Freund; his close friend, Curt Prochnow; Pam’s nephew, Tony Graf; his grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in Kevin's memory. 

Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday, June 5, 2023, at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 1:00 PM with Pastor Paul Osterholm, Sr., officiating. Entombment in Shrine of Rest Mausoleum, Ledgeview Memorial Park Cemetery, will follow the service.

In true Kevin fashion, please wear your favorite race shirt as he wouldn’t want it any other way.

From Kevin’s sister-in-law, Melanie: “He was an amazing person and lit up a room.”

A special thank you from Pam: “Thank you to all his nurses and Matt at the Cancer Center for the wonderful care you gave him this past year. Thank you to our wonderful neighbors and friends, Wayne, and Glen for all the help this past winter with snow removal. You guys are great, and your help meant so much to us.”

Services are in the care of Uecker-Witt Funeral Home, 524 North Park Avenue, Fond du Lac, WI, 54935. Additional information and guestbook can be found at ueckerwitt.com