Funeral services for Clifton A. "Cliff" Ketterling will be Saturday, November 12, 2011 at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 1:00 PM at Wishek, ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the St. Andrews Lutheran Cemetery, rural Zeeland, ND.

Clifton Aaron "Cliff" was born February 2, 1941 at Wishek, ND, the third of four children to Gottlieb G. and Pauline (Sayler) Ketterling. Cliff received his education at a country school in the Frieda District #4 School in McIntosh County, north of Zeeland, ND. He was baptized in the St. Andrews Lutheran Church at Zeeland as an infant. Cliff began his confirmation classes in the German Language, and later completed his confirmation in the English Language. At a young age, Cliff had an interest in carpentry which would lead to a lifelong career and passion as a Skilled Contractor and Cabinet Maker. In 1970, Cliff settled to Holdrege, NE from Loveland, CO and continued to reside in Holdrege where he founded Country Corner Woodcrafts east of town. On February 14, 1971 he was united in marriage to Sarah Boschee. Later in years, she would precede him in death. Cliff loved to fish, play baseball in his younger years with his older brothers, enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and loved to listen to Gospel Music. His true passion for life was his work, his family and his friends. He was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church at Holdrege.


Clifton Aaron "Cliff" Ketterling, 70 years of age, of Holdrege, NE passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center at Holdrege, NE.


Besides his parents and his wife, Sarah, Cliff was preceded in death by his brother, Raymond. He leaves to mourn his passing his brother, Roland (Lorraine) Ketterling, Bismarck, ND; sister, Thelma (Jack) George, Loveland, CO; sister-in-law, Vivian Ketterling, Mandan, ND; a host of nieces and nephews and special friend, Rogene Harris, Holdrege, NE. Share memories and sign online guestbook at www.dahlstromfuneralservice.com. Dahlstrom Funeral Home of Wishek, ND entrusted with arrangements.