Frank Klauda, the stroke survivor of WWII, dies at 97

The bombs he avoided during WWII did not define Frank Klauda. His career at IBM, appraising jewelry, teaching math to nuns, welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic, or helping in the Rochester community did not define him.

His family and friends say he was distinguished by his compassion, friendliness, and thankfulness for life in his adopted nation when the United States took in a young Hungarian electrical engineer following the end of the world’s greatest war.

Frank Klauda: Cause of death

The actual cause of death is unknown however we suspect he died of natural causes. According to his family and friends, Frank Klauda was distinguished by his generosity, friendliness, and thankfulness for life in his adopted nation.

“He was a lovely man and a gentleman,” stated his daughter Mary Klauda.

Klauda was born in Vienna on August 4, 1924. In 1944, he decided to leave his home in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary, and go west, hoping to meet up with Allied troops as Germany faced defeat. He spent five months traveling over Europe while colleagues at the Philips Electronics Company attempted to relocate the company to a neutral nation, including a three-hour bombing raid in Austria.

Frank Klauda Date of Birth, Family, and early life  

Klauda, who liked to celebrate his birthday as the day he first set foot on American land in 1949, died on June 23 at his Rochester home. He was 97. Klauda was actually born in Vienna on August 4, 1924. 

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Klauda married his first wife, Barbara Lee, and relocated to Minnesota in 1957 to work for IBM in Rochester. Barbara is credited with softening Frank and enabling him to extend his horizons beyond his generally rational, problem-solving attitude. Barbara died of cancer in 1985; he afterward married Betty Rian, who died in 2018.

Frank Klauda Net Worth, How much did he earn? 

As of now, Frank’s exact net worth has not been made public. We believe he has a net worth in the millions.

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Is Frank Klauda married?

Klauda married his first wife, Barbara Lee, and finally relocated to Minnesota in 1957 to accept a position with IBM in Rochester. His family credits Barbara with softening Frank and getting him to extend his horizons beyond his generally rational, problem-solving attitude.

Frank Klauda is survived by seven children, 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and another 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren through his late second wife’s seven children. The burial will take place on July 19 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Roches.

Which School did Frank Klauda go to?

As of now no word of his educational background has been revealed.

Is he available on social media?

There are many names with that account however we were unable to locate his official account.

The career of Frank Klauda

He met American troops who taught him his first English words, and a few years later he departed West Germany on a ship with 300 other displaced individuals to work in the United States.

Klauda had planned to work as a janitor at a Catholic women’s college in Iowa, but when the nuns in charge learned he had studied in Munich, they recruited him. According to Frank’s son Paul Klauda, a Star Tribune editor, it was there that he acquired the complexities of the English language.

In 1982, he resigned from IBM and began an even longer career as a gemologist, adding to his already wide group of Rochester-area acquaintances.’

He left IBM in 1982 and taught himself gemology, which led to a long career as an independent jewelry appraiser in the region. Klauda worked with the local United Way, the Rochester Exchange Club, and finally as a Mayo Clinic greeter for many years.

Along the way, he made friends with everyone he encountered and frequently proclaimed Rochester to be “the best city in the world.”

Klauda frequently discovered that he had more interests than he had time for. He gave up smoking in 1969 and became a health crusader, doing laps around his garden in a distinctive orange sherbet-colored tracksuit in the days when sprinting around neighborhoods was considered an acceptable form of exercise.

Frank completed an autobiography, mostly for the sake of his family, and frequently wrote about his thoughts on current events. He walked, visited people, and kept a comprehensive notebook in the years preceding his death.

“He wasn’t going to waste away in front of the TV,” Paul Klauda explained.

Frank Klauda’s body type Height, Weight

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Hair colorWhite
Body typeFit
 Sexual orientationStraight
Eye ColorBlack

Interesting facts about Frank Klauda’s which you should know

NationalityHungarian
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Zodiac signN / A
Age97
Relationship statusMarried
PartnerBarbara lee Betty Rian

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