Gustav H. Klegraefe

Seekonk – Gustav “Gus” H. Klegraefe, 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 23, 2025. He was the beloved husband of the late Beverly A. (Sorterup) Klegraefe, who passed in 2012. Born in Attleboro, he was a son of the late Gustav and Rosa (Osterly) Klegraefe.

Gus was the proprietor of Gustav Klegraefe Construction in Seekonk and was a hard and attentive worker. He also enjoyed raising poultry and caring for animals. In his younger days, Gus was an avid bowler and participated in many of the area’s bowling leagues. He also enjoyed taking his family on local and sometimes not so local adventures and returning home not only with his children, but on one occasion a Shetland Pony in the car with the family.

Gus will be remembered as a hard worker, who enjoyed caring for his family and many friends.

He is survived by six children, David Klegraefe and his wife, Becky, Dennis Klegraefe, Sandra Swierk, Deborah Ford, Kenneth Klegraefe, and Russel Klegraefe and his wife, Doris; four stepsons, Victor and David Brown, Jeffrey and Eric Dantas; three siblings, George Klegraefe and his wife, Barbara, Gail Morin and her husband, Ronald, and Gordon Klegraefe; twelve grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Gus was the father-in-law of the late Russell Ford and the brother of the late Grandon Klegraefe.

The funeral will be held on Wednesday, November 5th at 9 a.m. from WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by Funeral Services at 10 a.m. in St. Matthew-Trinity Lutheran Church, 690 Newport Ave., Pawtucket. Interment will follow at Newell Burying Ground in Attleboro. VISITATION will be held on Tuesday, November 4th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated. www.TrippFuneralHome.com