Raymond Scott Klawonn, 51, of Charleston, passed away Thursday, April 7,
2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, with loved ones at his side.
Ray Scott was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and
the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed fishing, target shooting, and
fireworks. Ray Scott enjoyed spoiling his daughter and teasing his
nieces and nephews. He was full of love and orneryness, and was very
giving. Ray Scott would go out of his way to help anyone in need,
whether he knew them or not.
Ray Scott was born June 27, 1970, in Waukegan, Illinois, son of
Raymond C. and Dorothy (Gnorski) Klawonn. He married Brandee Arleen
Pywell, April 7, 2006, in Charleston; she survives. They celebrated
their sixteenth anniversary on the day of his passing. Also surviving
is their daughter, Donette June Klawonn, at home, his father, Raymond,
two brothers, Casey (Tatiana) Klawonn and Kary (Michelle Holden)
Klawonn, and one sister, Janel (Jack) Bernal, his mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Carol and Richard Pywell, and sisters-in-law, Tracy
(J.R.) Miller and Jill (Kirby) Wechsler, several nieces and nephews, and
his four legged friend, Woodrow. He was preceded in death by his
mother, one brother Kelly Klawonn, one sister, Donette Klawonn, nephew
Jesse Miller, and grandparents-in-law, June and Paul Mayhew.
His Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday,
April 11, 2022, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Charleston, with
Father Braden Maher officiating. His graveside funeral will be held at
11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Pleasant View Cemetery, Palco,
Kansas. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April
10, 2022 at the Harper-Swickard Funeral Home, Charleston.
Memorials in his honor may be made to the family in order to establish an education fund for his daughter. Local arrangements handled by Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd, Plainville, Kansas 67669.