Judith A. Kluever

Judith A. Kluever, 84, of Pekin, Illinois, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Judy was born on March 19, 1941, in Pekin to Alva Frank and Ruby Theadora (Fisher) Manhusen. She married Jack Kluever on February 25, 1961, in Pekin, and the couple shared sixty-five loving years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Carol Lawson.

She is survived by her son, Steven (Robin) Kluever of Aurora, Colorado; her daughter, Jodie Clark of Fort Wayne, Indiana; four grandchildren, John (Brittany) Kluever, Julie (Cameron) Folan, Hunter (Emily) Clark, and Hannah (Rick) Day; and seven great-grandchildren, Hanley, Tage, and Oaklyn Kluever, and Booker, Tide, Fields, and Verily Folan.

A lifelong resident of Pekin, Judy graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1959. She was a faithful member of St. Paul United Church of Christ and served as a special education teacher assistant with the Tazewell Mason County Special Education Association. She was a lifetime member of the Pekin Hospital League and participated in the YMCA Reserves. For more than sixty years, she cherished her weekly card club that began in 1959, and she also enjoyed time with friends in a Bunco club. Judy found great pleasure in reading, traveling, and boating. Beginning in 1992, she and her family spent many winters at their condo in Florida, where she delighted in the warmth and time by the water. Above all, she treasured her family and rarely missed the chance to attend her children’s, grandchildren’s, and great-grandchildren’s sporting events and activities. Family remained the center of her life.